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Ben Banks

Celtic player ratings v Rangers as ace's star performance goes under radar amid Abada and Jota show

Celtic have won the first Premiership derby of the season against Rangers with a massive 4-0 victory against their arch-rivals.

The Hoops were in a relentless mood and killed this one off inside 45 killer minutes. Liel Abada opened up the scoring early to get a sold-out home crowd jumping and it was two soon after, when Jota lobbed Light Blues goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin.

Just when Rangers thought they had suffered enough, Celtic ensured they piled on some more prior to half-time, Abada again getting in on the act to put this game beyond doubt before they even remerged from the tunnel for a more low-key second half. One more was to come though as David Turnbull pounced on a poor Jon McLaughlin pass to roll into an empty net. The only disappointment Ange Postecoglou's men were injuries to Carl Starfelt and Kyogo Furuhashi ahead of their Champions League match with Real Madrid. Here are three things we learned from the Hoops.

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