With the recent tragic news of Dr Jozef Venglos’ passing, I felt it appropriate to revisit one of his finest games as Celtic Manager, when the Hoops thrashed Rangers 5-1 at Paradise. To make the moment that bit sweeter, the much doubted Lubomir Moravcik, who Dr Jo brought to the club, scored a fantastic brace that day.
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⚽️⚽️ Moravčík
⚽️⚽️ Larsson
⚽️ @Burchyboy27A memorable Hoops victory under Jozef Vengloš in 1⃣9⃣9⃣8⃣.
RIP Dr. Jo 🍀💚#YNWA pic.twitter.com/e53o8GyhgH
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) January 27, 2021
Venglos handed Lubo his first Glasgow Derby appearance that day and also gave a debut to another of his superb signings – Johan Mjallby. Meanwhile, Mark Viduka was close to joining the club at this time.
Celtic raced into the lead through Moravcik on 11 minutes, then the superstar made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, before Henrik Larsson compounded Rangers’ misery by adding a third two minutes later.
The ‘Gers had a slight bit of hope when Van Bronckhurst pulled one back, but the King of Kings added his second and Mark Burchill capped things off with a late goal to make the score 5-1.
What an incredible day for Celtic and Dr Jozef Venglos!
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