Boss Tommy Wright’s focus remains solely on St Johnstone as he finds himself among the leading contenders for the Rangers job. Former Gers manager Alex McLeish appears to be the front runner for the post which became vacant on Friday night when the Ibrox club announced they had accepted the resignation of Mark Warburton and his management team, although the Englishman has denied standing down.
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Super sub Moussa Dembele scores three as Celtic go 29 unbeaten at St Johnstone.
Substitute Moussa Dembele scored a sensational second-half hat-trick as Celtic extended their unbeaten domestic run to 29 games with a 5-2 win at St Johnstone. Midfielder Liam Henderson curled in the opener for the runaway Ladbrokes Premiership leaders in the sixth minute but Saints defender Keith Watson equalised with a header before an own goal by Hoops defender Dedryck Boyata had the home side ahead at the interval.
St Johnstone 2-5 Celtic: Penalty calls upset Tommy Wright
Tommy Wright felt St Johnstone were denied two penalties against Celtic and was upset at the award of a spot-kick for Brendan Rodgers’ team, who won 5-2. “Danny’s is a penalty.
Scottish Gossip: Old Firm, Rangers, Celtic, Andy Murray
Rangers will reject the offer of a two-match ban made to defender Rob Kiernan for an alleged punch on St Johnstone’s Steven Anderson during Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in Perth. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers insists going to Ibrox to face Rangers on Saturday holds no fears for his side.
Kiernan did not commit an assault – Warburton
Rangers manager Mark Warburton has insisted his defender Rob Kiernan has no case to answer ahead of a potential Scottish FA misconduct charge next week. St Johnstone captain Steven Anderson accused Kiernan of punching him in the ribs during Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw at McDiarmid Park.
St Johnstone must be wary of Kilmarnock star Souleymane Coulibaly, warns Ricky Foster
St Johnstone defender Richard Foster would usually be happy to allow an opponent to pull the trigger from 40 yards. But he admits he will not be able to take the same chance when he takes on Kilmarnock starlet Souleymane Coulibaly on Friday night.