Celtic can still hold onto some hopes of retaining the Scottish Premiership title after a draw against Rangers.
Martin O’Neill’s side came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 as Reo Hatate’s penalty in stoppage time rescued a point.
Some players will be lucky to earn a start against Aberdeen on Wednesday, but others will be fearing for their spots after some disappointing performances.
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The winners from Celtic’s draw against Rangers
Reo Hatate
After looking disinterested all season long, Reo Hatate turned up when Celtic needed him the most and made an impact off the bench.
Hatate was introduced at half time and the midfielder changed the game, providing more in the attacking areas of the pitch and exchanging quick one-twos as opposed to holding onto the ball.
He may have missed the penalty, but he showed the fight and desire to get to the rebounds and score an equaliser. The next step is to see this consistently.
Sebastian Tounekti
Once again, Sebastian Tounekti came off the bench and injected life into Celtic.
He replaced Junior Adamu at half time, allowing Daizen Maeda to move into the centre forward position and Tounekti to play in his favoured position.
The winger pinned Dujon Sterling back and gave the full-back a torrid time, twisting and turning to find a way through.
No goals or assists on the day, but it is exactly what you want to see from your substitutes when they need to make a difference.
Celtic losers from the Rangers draw
Daizen Maeda
Despite his header leading to the penalty that brought Celtic’s equaliser, it was another disappointing afternoon for Daizen Maeda.
You barely noticed he was involved in the game and arguably even worse when he moved into the number nine position.
Why do you think Celtic managers are so insistent on playing Daizen Maeda despite his form?
Maeda will be off in the summer but he could at least look like he wants to fight for the cause and end his last year with silverware.
Junior Adamu/Tomas Cvancara
It’s hard to separate these two as it is one position but Junior Adamu and Tomas Cvancara will be sat there questioning the decision to come to Celtic.
Granted, neither have hit the ground running, but it will be damaging their morale knowing that they were snubbed in favour of playing a winger upfront.
Time is running out for them to prove they are worthy enough of a permanent deal, however, a drastic improvement is required from them both.
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