The goals were missing but there was no doubting Celtic’s superiority over Sevco at Hampden yesterday.
A common question in the run up to the match was which of Mark Warburton’s side would find a place in the Celtic squad.
After another demonstration of the massive gulf between the two clubs the answer to that question is crystal clear- NONE.
Brendan Rodgers had the luxury of leaving Emilio Izaguirre, Liam Henderson and Ryan Christie sitting in the stand as he juggled his options while others like Kris Commons, Efe Ambrose, Dedryck Boyata and Efe Ambrose were missing from the match-day squad.
It’s all a far cry from the misery of Hampden in May when a faltering Celtic side managed to lose on penalties to Warburton’s side. In hindsight, and as some stated at the time, that result was the best thing that could have happened to Celtic- and the worst for the deluded people across the city.
Only two of Brendan Rodgers signings made the starting XI but within a few short months the hoops boss has transformed the careers of Scott Brown, James Forrest and Tom Rogic among others.
Without doubt the Irishman has got man management down to a fine art. He gets the best out of players and gives them the belief that they are contributing to a team effort.
In any team however there are always stand out performers, CLICK HERE for the five men that mattered most as Celtic qualified for the final of the Betfred Cup.