The pre–match sparring was tepid, as expected, in light of Celtic putting green and white ribbons on an 11th league title in 12 years.
However, talk of a dead rubber quickly dissipated once Steven McLean blew his whistle on a sun–baked Saturday afternoon at Ibrox. Rangers and manager Michael Beale were on the hunt for a tangible sign they could truly disrupt the Treble chasers. They certainly produced that as star man Todd Cantwell netted plus John Souttar and Fashion Sakala got in the act during the 3–0 win.
If this result didn't matter to Celtic then no one told manager Ange Postecoglou and skipper Callum McGregor – the key duo were left miffed by an abject display in which Rangers outworked and outclassed them, as Beale strives to breathe new life into a side who end the season trophyless. So how did watching eyes across the globe view it? Record Sport takes a look at the world media's reaction to the encounter at Ibrox.
