Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes believes this Celtic team may be the best he’s ever faced, speaking after yesterday’s 2-0 victory for the Bhoys.
A Jota finish and an Ash Taylor own goal powered Ange Postecoglou’s side to yet another win in the Scottish Premiership, having dropped points in just two other matches this term.
Arguably, the scoreline could have been much heavier with the woodwork coming to Kilmarnock’s rescue on multiple occasions in the second half.
And McInnes was full of praise for this group, believing they even compare favourably to Brendan Rodgers’ Invincibles team.
As quoted by The Scotsman, he said: “I’ve come here to play against various Celtic teams over the years and maybe none as good as this one.
“I don’t want to be disparaging to that team who proved themselves – they were unbelievably relentless. But this Celtic team have a lot of players at the right age with improvement in them.
“There’s a lot of hunger and intensity about them – they don’t let you breathe. They’re two good teams and it would be wrong to say one is better than the other. But look at their bench today – Turnbull, Giakoumakis, Forrest, Abada and O’Riley.
“Their age and energy was quite telling in the last 15 minutes when they cranked it up today. They’ve got a lot of answers but we need to find an answer next week and we’re determined to do that.”
McInnes is rarely so full of praise for Celtic so it’s telling that he thinks so highly of what Postecoglou is currently achieving at the club.
Of course, it helps set expectations for his own support too, ahead of next week’s big League Cup semi-final at Hampden. That’ll be a different test to yesterday, but no less dangerous for Killie.
It’s up to Postecoglou’s team to again live up to expectations and move into another final at the national stadium.
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