Yet another ‘screamer’ as Celtic get the better of Rangers, and more ‘double Dutch’ as Liverpool and Manchester United managers face off
Celtic fans celebrate after Callum McGregor scored their third goal against Rangers at Celtic Park on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
As a spectacle it was confined to LOITV where, for a once-off payment of €7, a viewer could access the sights and sounds of Dalymount Park. This column does not have a budget. The bells and whistles of terrestrial coverage were not available as the national broadcaster had prior engagements. The rivalry is discussed in generic terms, past experiences, before the specifics of the latest clash get kicked about. The respective managers are interviewed. They traditionally say the square root of nothing. Brendan Rodgers responded to a question on what his Celtic team needed to do to win: “It’s about us being us.” Right then.
The game is a whirlwind of activity, Rangers missing two gilt-edged chances before their nemesis Kyogo Furuhashi has a goal ruled out for the home side, a Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn hair follicle ahead of the final Rangers defender. Then it was over to “the second biggest game in Britain today”, a tongue-in-cheek tagline from the Scottish crew, in reference to Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool, clubs connected by the M62 and several lifetimes of football memories. Teams don’t need to be from the same city to harbour that fierce enmity.
Keane sighed: “Same old failings, leopards, and spots. Where’s your right back, where’s your left back? You can’t give the ball away at this level, it’s brutal.” So was Ten Hag. Casemiro didn’t reappear, 20-year-old Toby Collyer replaced the Brazilian. Kobbie Mainoo was at fault for Liverpool’s third, Salah’s 15th in 16 games against United.
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