Scott Brown certain of Celtic outcomes as former skipper delivers brutal 'better' in every department Rangers comparison

While most of us are licking our lips at the prospect of a title fight going to the wire, Scott Brown believes it’s over already.

And, let’s face it, the man who skippered Celtic to nine Premiership crowns on the trot does have some experience in such matters. His old club have gone into cold storage for the shutdown with an eight-point lead on the back of four wins on the bounce – including a crucial victory in the festive Old Firm showdown.

And, even though Rangers will go into the second half of the season with two games in hand, it’s that derby result which has convinced Brown that this season’s battle for domestic supremacy is as good as done already. “I see it the same way as everyone else does,” Brown states candidly when asked how the season will play out – even though the vast majority of onlookers remain a lot less certain.

“I think Celtic will win the league. Celtic overall have the better team, especially the front three – they look more like they’re going to score than Rangers do. They’ve got more legs throughout the whole park and they’ve probably got better midfielders and defenders.”

Not much room for doubt there then. But then Brown insists he also knew that Brendan Rodgers would come out on top last month, when Celtic’s manager squared up to Philippe Clement for the very first time following a December wobble which featured back-to-back defeats against Kilmarnock and Hearts.

He nodded: “I knew they were going to get the result. When Celtic lose a couple of games they always bounce back well and Brendan is always calm. He’ll have had everyone switched on and especially at home for a game as big as that one.”

And now Rodgers is demanding the men in Celtic’s boardroom step up and do their bit during the