Ange Postecoglou seizes on Celtic question as he makes clear 'nothing's easy' after Rangers triumph

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has raved about his side's winning knack and made it abundantly clear nothing comes easy for his champions elect after their 3-2 win over Rangers.

The runaway league leaders are almost there with a 12-point lead and only seven games remaining after outlasting their great rivals in a five-goal thriller in Glasgow's east end. Talisman Kyogo netted twice and Jota capitalised on a John Souttar howler with James Tavernier netting twice to keep Michael Beale's side in it.

The boss knows it wasn't always free flowing but wanted to make clear success isn't a given as he echoed his reaction to what Lee Johnson had opined last week. Speaking on Sky Sports, the Parkhead boss said: "I don't know how many times I need to say this but nothing is easy mate. Nothing is easy, if anyone thinks any of this is easy then they need to step in my shoes for a day, or this group of players or staff. You've got to earn everything you get in this game. It's been an unbelievable run this group of players has been on. They have earned it the hard way and they will continue to do that."

And Postecoglou admits he wasn't shocked his side weren't on their free-flowing best in a match many punters viewed as a de facto title party. He added: "We weren't as crisp with our passing and sort of second guessed ourselves at times. Having said that there only real threat was set pieces, but that was a real threat against us. We had some chances, we could have put the game to bed but the most important thing is we won.

"Nothing you can do about it (Tavernier leveller), it was a great free kick. I thought the first half we controlled the game ok but just missed opportunities to really threaten them. Second guessed ourselves a bit