Celtic conjured up a magical display to blow away their arch-rivals with six sensational goals to give manager Martin O'Neill a memorable victory in his first Old Firm game at the helm at Parkhead. O'Neill was left breathless as his side crushed Dick Advocaat's champions with an awesome display of flair that was inspired by £6 million striker Chris Sutton, who also celebrated his first Glasgow derby with two impressive goals. Swedish international Henrik Larsson helped himself to a magical double while Paul Lambert and Stilian Petrov also hit the target in a magical afternoon for the Hoops. The victory was all the more satisfying for the green part of Glasgow after over a decade of being in the shadows of the Ibrox giants, who got scant consolation with goals from Claudio Reyna and Billy Dodds.
Rangers also had Barry Ferguson dismissed late in the game to complete the visitors' misery but that was only a small statistic in a thrilling Old Firm classic, as the home side maintained their 100% start to the season while at the same time ending Rangers similar opening to the new campaign.
In today's other Scottish action, Aberdeen, who lost out in the UEFA Cup to Bohemians, drew 1-1 away to Motherwell while Dundee and Hearts also drew 1-1.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
