Lustig twists the knife on Rangers after crushing Ibrox win

Celtic defender Mikael Lustig has poked fun at Rangers by admitting they could have scored ten against them in the recent derby.

Brendan Rogers side eased past Rangers in their most recent meeting on Saturday, winning 5-1 at Ibrox – the biggest in their history at the ground.

Goals from Scott Sinclair, Leigh Griffiths, Callum McGregor, Dedryck Boyata and Lustig himself rounded off a dominate away performance.

Speaking to the National following the win, Lustig admits the scoreline could have been very different.

We scored five goals but if we had been 100 per cent clinical it could have been closer to double figures. I think it was the most satisfying performance of the season in domestic terms.
It’s up there with the 5-1 win at Parkhead as well. The way we played on Saturday, the way we kept the ball and created chances, the way we defended, it all felt good.

Celtic currently sit 27 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, and Lustig believes results like that show just how big the gap is between the Hoops and the rest.

First of all the way we played was quite brilliant. I don’t know if this proves the gap is getting bigger. There were two teams out there but let’s just talk about our performance, which was brilliant.

They tried something new and still couldn’t touch us. They tried a different style of play from last week but we proved that we are too good at the moment.

With just five games remaining this season for Rodgers’ men, they are now within touching distance of going unbeaten for an entire domestic campaign, as they look set to surpass the 100 point mark this season.

Celtic host St Johnstone this Saturday at 3pm, in their next meeting in the Scottish Premiership.