Rangers were beaten by Motherwell this afternoon to hand Celtic a huge incentive to go top tomorrow afternoon. The Scottish Champions travel to Tynecastle to face Hearts knowing that three points will see them regain their place at the top of the Cinch Premiership after just a few weeks.
Strikes from Theo Bair and Dan Casey either side of a questionable James Tavernier penalty delivered three points to The Steelmen and the result hands Celtic the chance to go top with a win against third place Hearts.
Brendan Rodgers will know that his team will face a tough challenge tomorrow but with the added incentive that they can go top, despite the rhetoric from the media about the Ibrox side, will excite the Irishman. Celtic need to write their own story, as Rodgers said and getting all three points tomorrow is vital.
With the exceptional display on Wednesday against Dundee while Rangers scraped by Killie, will we see a change in the media rhetoric about the title race? For Celtic, winning is all that matters.