Celtic 5-1 Rangers (Saturday 10th September 2016)

Celtic v Rangers
Celtic 5-1 Rangers
Saturday 10th September 2016

Moussa Dembele scored a hat-trick as Celtic hammered Rangers in their first league derby for four years.

He rose above a static defence to head in from a corner then pounced on a Rob Kiernan mistake with a deft finish.

Joe Garner headed a reply before the break, but Dembele set up Scott Sinclair for a finish off a post.

Rangers' Philippe Senderos was sent off after a handball led to a second yellow card, before Dembele and Stuart Armstrong exposed the 10 men.

Victory lifts Brendan Rodgers' Scottish Premiership leaders - and reigning champions - four points clear of their city rivals, who started the day in second place, with a game in hand.

Mark Warburton's visitors, who won the Championship title last season, rarely looked like rescuing even a point once Dembele, the summer arrival from Fulham having started in place of the injured Leigh Griffiths, opened the scoring after a fairly even first 33 minutes.

The French striker thus became the first player to score a hat-trick in an Old Firm league derby for 50 years.

Celtic are now unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions and their dominant performance sets them up nicely for Tuesday's opening Champions League group game against Barcelona.