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Mark Pirie

Celtic named among top clubs in world football as Angeball sees Scottish champions surge above Manchester United

Scottish champions Celtic have are among the top 50 sides in world football right now ahead of super-clubs including Manchester United.

Ange Postecoglou 's men have carried on their domestic dominance from last season so far this term to sit at the top of Scottish Premiership with a two-point lead over rivals Rangers. However, that form has failed to translate into European success with a disappointing Champions League campaign all-but over after defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday - but that has not deterred the boffins at statistical analysis website FiveThirtyEight.

They have compiled a Soccer Power Index which ranks the best teams across the globe based on their offensive and defensive ratings so far this season. The offensive rating represents the number of goals each club would be expected to score against an average team on a neutral field, and a defensive rating represents the number of goals it would be expected to concede.

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