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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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.
Swedish duo, Larsson and Mjallby celebrate
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.
Lubo Moravcik and Dr Jo
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.
Celtic players celebrate at full time
What an incredible day for Celtic and Dr Jozef Venglos!
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