Celtic win in Old Firm derby to put pressure on Hearts

Celtic win in Old Firm derby to put pressure on Hearts

Celtic have reduced the gap at the top to just one point while ensuring Rangers finish third after a 3-1 win in the Old Firm derby.

Rangers knew they had to win going into this game and took the lead early on when Youssef Chermiti showed some good feet to get a shot away that was blocked with Mikey Moore in the right place to take full advantage inside the first 10 minutes.

The home side equalised in the 23rd minute after a well-worked goal with Luke McCowan's clever pass finding Arne Engels. The Belgian then pulled the ball back with Yang Hyun-jun on hand to fire past Jack Butland.

Japanese forward Daizen Maeda has a reputation for being an erratic finisher but he produced two of the best in the space of four minutes to complete the turnaround. Kieran Tierney received the ball over the top and put in a low cross that Maeda latched on to and found the corner with.

That wasn't an easy finish but the second goal was something sensational. With just over 56 minutes gone on the clock, Maeda received the ball in the area where took one touch to control it before hitting a looping overhead kick that dropped into the net and sent Celtic Park into raptures.

That was one of the finest goals we've seen from an Old Firm game in quite some time and helped Celtic apply more pressure on Hearts with just two games remaining on the season.