Burke experiment must cease following Edouard reminder vs Rangers

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Celtic beat bitter rivals Rangers 2-1 at Parkhead to open up an unassailable 13-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership (BBC Sport).

The Bhoys staved off a second half fight back from the Gers thanks to a James Forrest goal.

The game was highly charged after Alfredo Morelos saw red in the first half, and loan winger Ryan Kent was seen to knock Scott Brown to the ground.

Emotions continued to run high after the game, and Andy Halliday was sent off in the tunnel for clashing with the Celtic captain.

It was a great day for the Hoops, who will undoubtedly go on to clinch their eighth straight league title following the victory.

A number of Celtic players can lay claim to having played well on the day, in particular Odsonne Edouard, who opened the scoring for the hosts.

TBR’s view

Edouard was excellent for Celtic, especially in the first half.

His touch and hold up play was very good, and he finished his goal with brilliant aplomb.

Amidst all the chaos, fully fit-again Edouard showed that he is the man Neil Lennon should be turning to from here on in.

Shoehorning Oliver Burke in as the central striker is an experiment that needs to cease – the Frenchman, who is the club’s top goalscorer with 19 in all competitions, is unquestionably the man to lead the line.

Before the international break he scored the winner against Dundee in another good performance, and his Rangers display only reaffirmed him as the only viable option to be Celtic’s main man up top.