As Rangers’ hunt for a new manager continues, it appears that it’s only Hearts who will challenge Celtic for the title.
The Edinburgh side are sitting on top of the Scottish Premiership table with Celtic just two points behind.
Rangers are currently sitting in 8th place, nine points behind Celtic and ten behind Hearts, with the Ibrox club still managerless.
And as all the hype about Steven Gerrard returning to Rangers continues, former Everton and England defender Phil Jagielka points out a brutal Celtic truth to the Ibrox club that even Hearts might want to listen to.
Phil Jagielka crushes Rangers fans and tells them Celtic have already won the league
Phil Jagielka never won a trophy in his career but even the former Everton defender can see the truth about Celtic despite the challenge of Hearts and the misplaced optimism that Rangers supporters seem to have.
Jagielka told Football Daily [34m 40s], “Rangers, it’s a massive club up there. Obviously, as you said, the two teams are absolutely huge. The worst thing is, realistically, the league season’s over.
“You know, the start they’ve had, you can’t see Celtic dropping that many points. I know we’re only in October and things, but basically the league’s over.
“So they’re just going to have to take the time. Do they go short-term fix where they try and get someone that’s going to make them climb the league table, do whatever they need to do.
“They were supposed to have a project with Russell Martin, but obviously the project didn’t last much more than a couple of months.”
Celtic and Hearts’ next three fixtures will map out title fight
Celtic will play Hearts this month in what is looking like will be a top-of-the-table clash towards the end of October.
However, both clubs’ next three fixtures will have a big say on how this title race will fare heading into a busy winter schedule.
Celtic’s next three Scottish Premiership fixtures
- Sunday 19th October: Dundee vs Celtic
- Sunday 26th October: Hearts vs Celtic
- Wednesday 29th October: Celtic vs Falkirk
Hearts’ next three Scottish Premiership fixtures
- Saturday 18th October: Kilmarnock vs Hearts
- Sunday 26th October: Hearts vs Celtic
- Wednesday 29th October: St. Mirren vs Hearts
Hearts have a tough run of fixtures where they will be tested in two away games against Kilmarnock and St Mirren.
The game against Celtic will take care of itself but it’s those tough runs of away fixtures that will determine if Hearts have the bottle to take on the Parkhead long-term in a title fight.
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