Celtic hero blown away by Ange revolution

John Hartson, a Celtic goalscoring hero of yesteryear, reckons that current boss Ange Postecoglou is in sight of pulling off a Scottish title-winning feat that he felt was impossible before the Australian came to Parkhead.

Celtic are three points ahead of Rangers in the Scottish Premiership with eight games left following their 3-1 win at Livingston on Sunday.

Former Socceroos boss Postecoglou arrived at a club in major transition last summer and Hartson admits his scepticism has been confounded.

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"If you think how well Ange Postecoglou has done in terms of building this team and getting them to play this expansive, free-flowing, forward-thinking football, he deserves an awful lot of credit," said Welshman Hartson, who scored over 100 goals for one of the world's most celebrated clubs.

"Celtic were all over the place at the start of the season, didn't have a manager in place ... Ange Postecoglou comes in and, no disrespect, nobody had heard of him.

"I remember doing a gig at the start of the season with a couple of players and we were all thinking, 'transition'.

"And I said, 'well, it might take two years, because Rangers are that strong'. And Celtic were that far behind.

"The whole club needed someone to come in and get it spot-on and unite everyone again. And they have done that with the football they have played. It is fantastic football, it is the Celtic way - score more than the opposition.

"I think they have had an exceptional season. Ange Postecoglou has come in, been very humble, he understands it, he understand the fans and what the club is about.

"I go back to the start of the season - Celtic can't win the league, it's impossible to win the