Rampant Rangers dished out a reality check for Hearts with another thumping Tynecastle win as they cruised to a 3-0 win to make it 11 unbeaten under Michael Beale. The Jambos were out for revenge after a four-goal hammering back in September but found themselves on the end of another heavy beating.
Alfredo Morelos bagged a double - to take his tally to 12 goals in 11 games against the Jambos - either side of Malik Tillman's goal to move 19 points ahead of third-placed Hearts.
But Beale's men were totally dominant and had THREE goals ruled out for offside as well as a penalty overturned for a Ryan Kent dive after VAR intervention which underlined how one-sided this game was. With only 24 games of the Scottish Premiership season played there is already a NINETEEN point gap between second and third. Robbie Neilson has talked about the next step for his side being to bridge the gulf to the Old Firm. But on this evidence, there is a long way to go. They’ve now lost seven in a row to Rangers and it’s a six-game losing sequence against Celtic. It’s a record they must improve on if they have ambitions of splitting the Big Two.
