Football Insider has been told by Frank McAvennie that Celtic deserved to beat Rangers in the opening Glasgow derby on Sunday.
McAvennie reveals he was wrong about Celtic after what he spotted against RangersSpeaking exclusively to, former Hoops striker Frank McAvennie was surprised that the Celts came out on top but insisted they were rightful winners after their performance.
Brendan Rodgers’ side was riddled with injuries with youngster Liam Scales and new signing Gustaf Lagerbielke starting as the centre-back pairing with Reo Hatate also on the sidelines.The secondfrom Kemar Roofe was chopped off after a VAR check, the outcome of which deemed Cyriel Dessers to have fouled Lagerbielke before setting up Roofe to finish the strike.
The Hoops went ahead thanks to a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi just before half time and the Gers failed to find a way back in the second half and the ame finished 1-0.When asked for his thoughts on the overall performance, McAvennie toldCeltic and Rangers games are never the best quality because it is such a big rivalry.If you were a football purist you would not be impressed. Celtic deserved to win, they were the better team and I never thought that going in to the game.
The Gers sit fourth in the Scottish Premiership table with two wins and two losses to start the season.
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