The £7m winger is not quite 100% fit after his summer move from Liverpool - a daunting thought for opposition full-backs. The first was a fantastic strike, with manager Steven Gerrard describing the fizzing shot into the top corner as "world class", while the second was a composed finish deep into stoppage time. Ryan Kent scored his first goals of the season as Rangers beat Hamilton Academical 3-1. Kent on song as Rangers leave it late to make points safe
A few miles further south at Hampden Park, a certain Steve Clarke will be punching the air too at having the 29-year-old back in contention for a Scotland call-up. It was a day when James Forrest added another two goals to his Celtic tally, 18-year-old right-back Jeremie Frimpong put in a performance that manager Neil Lennon described as the best he had ever seen and, crucially, it was a 4-0 win as the Glasgow side maintained top spot ahead of their Old Firm rivals Rangers.īut the story of the 4-0 win over Livingston was the return of Leigh Griffiths.Ĭeltic have not done too badly without him since they lost 2-0 to the same side at the start of October, winning six from six in the Premiership, beating Lazio home and away in the Europa League and reaching the League Cup final.īut, with the title race looking like it will be the tightest in years, a treble to defend and a Europa League last-32 place to look forward to, Griffiths' return is a welcome one for manager Neil Lennon. Here are the 12 takeaways from the weekend matches.
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