Scott Brown delivers a brutal Celtic message to Rangers 

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Scott Brown says Celtic have proven that the gap between Rangers is still ‘quite big’ after winning the opening two Glasgow derbies of the season.

To round off a pretty successful 2023, which saw the Bhoys win the Treble under Ange Postecoglou, the team topped it off by beating Rangers 2-1 at Parkhead.

Given Celtic’s slip-ups in December, there was a lot of pressure on Brendan Rodgers heading into that game.

But as the side have done all season long, they stepped up, stuck their chest out and proved their worth when it mattered most.

Scott Brown spoke about the ‘quality’ within the squad and how that is the ‘difference’ between Celtic and Rangers, as he told Sky Sports.

It also needs to be noted that, for the second Glasgow derby running, key players have been missing, including another makeshift centre-back pairing.

Yet, the only thing Rangers could muster from those two matches, in terms of goalscoring ability, is a free-kick goal from James Tavernier.

Either way, Scott Brown had a pretty brutal message for Rangers in their quest to catch Celtic this season.

Celtic and Rangers gap

“But Celtic have a strong squad and, as you saw when they played the other week, the gap was quite big, the way the Celtic front three pressed, the quality they have got, I think that’s the difference,” said Brown.

“When you play in big games at home, you are expected to win and put on a show and that’s what Celtic did. I thought they played exceptionally well, especially the first 75-80 minutes, they dominated, they were on the front foot, and they looked like the only team that was going to score.

“They have put themselves in a great position and now they are going to get stronger and stronger, and they will look fitter.

“Usually going from New Year to the end of the season, Celtic are very, very strong. I will be looking forward to seeing how they go forward in the ways Brendan wants them to go forward.”

Quiet January transfer window

Rumours are bubbling about, it seems as though some action is going to take place, but as of this moment, there have been no incomings and it has been relatively quiet.

Leeds United’s young star Joe Gelhardt is someone who has been spoken about, a forward player who likes to play off the shoulder and has pace to burn.

But in order for players to come in, some need to leave, with the exit of Yosuke Ideguchi being announced on Tuesday and talk of Rocco Vata possibly moving to Italy.

Ideally, you want the players in as quickly as possible, but you would rather the right players arrive, than just rushing in players for the sake of it.