Celtic edge closer to title after victory over Rangers at Ibrox

Celtic opened up a significant six-point gap over Rangers at the top of the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 comeback win at Ibrox.

Gers' on-loan midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored just three minutes into his first Old Firm game with a close-range finish, but Hoops midfielder Tom Rogic levelled four minutes later and defender Cameron Carter-Vickers had the 700 travelling fans in raptures when he fired the visitors ahead just before the interval with a goal that proved decisive.

With six fixtures remaining including another Old Firm game at Parkhead – as well as a Scottish Cup semi-final between the two Glasgow giants – Ange Postecoglou’s side are on course to bring the title back across the city, helped by a goal-difference advantage of 16.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men face Braga in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie in Portugal on Thursday – their boss Carlos Carvalhal was watching from the stands – but their domestic aspirations suffered a huge blow at the hands of their bitter rivals.

The home side had been struck by a significant injury blow in the build-up to the keenly-awaited encounter in Govan.

Colombia striker and Gers top scorer Alfredo Morelos was ruled out with a muscle issue and he was replaced by Kemar Roofe, while Ramsey replaced Glen Kamara.

Postecoglou had promised to go all out for the win but the Light Blues sprang out of the traps and Ramsey opened the scoring in the third minute when he knocked in a Ryan Kent cross after the wideman had been put through by defender Calvin Bassey.

The Govan side drove for number two and a couple of dangerous deliveries zipped across the Celtic goalmouth.

However, in the seventh minute after Gers keeper Allan McGregor had parried a 25-yard drive from Reo Hatate,