Ange Postecoglou has provided an update on Greg Taylor ahead of facing Rangers.
The Celtic left-back was forced off during the thumping 4-0 win over Hibs at Easter Road with Alexandro Bernabei subbed on to replace the Scotland international. He's been Mr Consistent for the Hoops this season and arguably their Player of the Year to date. Fans will have been worried to see the defender replaced during the clash in the capital but Postecoglou believes he WILL be fit for the Old Firm.
Asked after the game whether he would be ready for the trip to Ibrox, Ange said: “I think so. He felt a bit tight. With the game the way it was, he decided conservatively to come off.” Celtic maintained their nine point advantage at the top over Rangers thanks to Aaron Mooy's first goals for the club, a Daizen Maeda stunner and another goal for Kyogo Furuhashi under the lights in Leith.
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Michael Beale made it four wins on the bounce since his return to Ibrox with a 3-0 win over Motherwell to set up a blockbuster derby next week.
Postecoglou added: "The boys were great. We had a feeling Hibs would come at us early on especially and they did.
"Credit to them, the first 15-20 minutes were pretty frenetic, the crowd were up for it, I thought it was a good watch.
"But our boys held it together really well. They got to grips with the game and after that I just thought we dominated and scored some cracking goals and we could have had a couple more. It was just an outstanding effort by the players."
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