
Celtic captain Callum McGregor during the Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park, Glasgow. Celtic v theRangers – 03 January 2026. Photo : IMAGO O’Rourke Shutterstock
CALMAC – 4/10 – The on-pitch boss clocked out at the interval and the workers kicked-back and didn’t give a hoot because he was nowhere to be seen after that. Pretty much.
THE TERMINATOR – 3/10 – Where’s the Bundesliga influence? These are proper Zombies you’re up against so surely these derbies are a nostalgic home-from-home? Always threatening to become the player we expect of the price-tag, but hits a wall somewhere mid-game.

03.01.2026 Celtic v theRangers, Scottish Premiership.Connor Barron of theRangers and Luke McCowan of Celtic.: Photo. Kenny Ramsay IMAGO
HIGHLAND TOFFEE – 6/10 – Thought Luke was Luking really decent when he got his feet nimble, and pinged many a guileful pass. Was maybe the last mhan capable of unlocking the Zombie Wall Of Death to ignite some comeback. Then he got hooked…

Yang Hyun-Jun of Celtic celebrates with Benjamin Nygren after scoring during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on January 03, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
NEGAN – 2.5/10 – Said it before: Fit for beating SPL jobbers only. Yet again he faded from worst mhan of the first-half to invisible mhan of the second. Current manager’s pet. This won’t last…
No more needs said.
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