Chris Sutton has named the one Rangers player he fears most from a Celtic point of view ahead of this weekend's first Old Firm derby of the season.
The Glasgow rivals square off with a huge early three points up for grabs, and the chance to lay down a major marker. Ange Postecoglou and his Hoops go into this one with five wins out of five in the league scoring a whopping 21 goals - including a 9-0 hammering of Dundee United on Sunday.
For Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his troops, they have four wins and one draw from the first five matches with their last result a big 4-0 win over Ross County. The Light Blues also dumped PSV in their own back yard to qualify for the Champions League in a major confidence boost with both sides in midweek Premier Sports Cup action before the big one.
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A Celtic win in the derby would give them an early five-point cushion in the race for the Scottish Premiership title while a Rangers victory would take them top by one point. Hoops hero Sutton believes it is a real tough game to call as Rangers do have players who can hurt the champions, with the BBC pundit naming the one he fears most.
He told The Monday Night Club on BBC 5 Live: "In terms of the game on Saturday, it is so difficult to call because Rangers have players who can hurt Celtic. I don't think Ryan Kent, I think he's an outstanding player, he is such a handful, but if you look at his numbers, goals and assists, they are not there.
"Every time I watch him and when Celtic play them, he is the one I fear most from Celtic's point of view."
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