While many have had their eyes firmly fixed on the supposedly seismic clash in Manchester, up in Scotland the big derby has been an epic goalfest.
Meanwhile North of the border, Celtic are giving Rangers a real spanking.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 10, 2016
Forgot how good it felt to destroy this team. Time to crack open a beer. It may be 5am in LA, but its 1:30pm in Glasgow. #OldFirmDerby
— Francis Maxwell (@francis_maxwell) September 10, 2016
An absolute pumping.... I said 2-1. I expected Rangers to step up a bit. They didn't and that was humiliating. Plan A didn't work ....⚽️
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) September 10, 2016
Unfortunately for Rangers fans, those goals were largely Celtic’s as they dominated the Old Firm derby 5-1.
Moussa Dembele scored a hat-trick, the first Celtic player to do so against the new Rangers.
Congratulations to @MDembele_10 on becoming first player in Celtic history to score a hat-trick against the new Rangers.
— Celtic Wiki (@TheCelticWiki) September 10, 2016
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— BigSport (@BigSportGB) September 10, 2016
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Moussa Dembele scores the perfect hat-trick on his #OldFirmDerby debut 👏 pic.twitter.com/4RkFo4c93Q
Moussa Dembele couldn't quite believe his #OldFirmDerby goal 😂 pic.twitter.com/2FTdzbrbFS
— Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) September 10, 2016
Some thought Rangers’ Joey Barton had a game he would rather forget, particularly given his claim he could be the best player in Scotland when he signed this summer.
Joey Barton after the #OldFirmDerby : pic.twitter.com/RIOoS9Q1gF
— Coral (@Coral) September 10, 2016
@Joey7Barton how's bossing the Scottish league working out for ye #OldFirmDerby
— Shane O'Doherty (@shaneod10) September 10, 2016
Where's Joey Barton now then? Still giving it the bigguns is he? He has never been a patch on Scott Brown! #Celtic
— Bradley Claridge (@BradClaridge) September 10, 2016
Meanwhile others think Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers must be over the moon.
FULL-TIME: Celtic 5-1 Rangers.
— Coral (@Coral) September 10, 2016
Brendan Rodgers walking into the Celtic dressing room: #OldFirmDerby pic.twitter.com/YGShpUsUbC
FT: Celtic 5-1 Rangers
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) September 10, 2016
Decent first #OldFirmDerby for Brendan Rodgers...https://t.co/3KCjelRGwh
His face speaks a million and one words ! Sheer delight ! 💚💚💚 #OldFirmDerby pic.twitter.com/b74uSJWhCL
— Céilí 🌺 (@Caaayyyy) September 10, 2016
Whichever side you were cheering for in the Old Firm derby though, remember it’s just football – right?
If these two can get along and enjoy today then so can y'all. 💚💙#OldFirm pic.twitter.com/yDDegurhIa
— Coleen (@coleen_sc) September 10, 2016
