Celtic and Rangers have both been in Scottish Premiership action this weekend

Celtic won 1-0 away at St Mirren on Saturday afternoon. They needed a late Callum McGregor goal to secure all three points against the Buddies. The Hoops remain in 2nd place in the Scottish Premiership table behind Hearts.

As for Rangers, they beat Livingston 2-1 at Ibrox. Emmanuel Fernandez and Mohamed Diomande got their goals. Meanwhile, Tete Yengi found the net for their opponents.

Celtic attacker Daizen Maeda slammed by Chris Sutton

Celtic attacker Daizan Maeda is facing an uncertain future ahead of the January transfer window. According to Football Insider, he could leave Celtic Park this winter for a new challenge elsewhere. Leeds United have been mentioned as a potential next destination, via the Yorkshire Post. He has been with his current club since joining in 2021 under former boss Ange Postecoglou and has scored 66 goals in 176 matches.

Former Hoops ace Chris Sutton has delivered his verdict on the player and said after their victory over St Mirren, as per Sky Sports Football: “I thought he (Martin O’Neill) would be furious with lethargy in the first half performance. I think, in the final third, Celtic have really lacked that connection. The early part of the game, Tounekti looked like a threat, but then Richardson actually matched him up. Celtic have had nothing from the right-hand side.

“It’s hard to be too critical of Johnny Kenny. It’s not like he is thriving off a lot of opportunities, and players are sliding him in. But there is a lack of combination and connection in the final third. It has been like that for large parts of the season. It has been an issue.

“I said who struggled in the first half badly, Anthony Ralston at right-back. I wonder whether there will be a change. Whether Colby Donovan will come on. Daizen Maeda, he’s not used to playing off that right-hand side, but he is a shadow of the player that he once was.”

Gennaro Gattuso backed for Rangers job in the future

Former Rangers player Gennaro Gattuso has been backed to take the top job at Ibrox in the future by Kyle Lafferty. The 47-year-old, who hung up his boots in 2013, also had spells at Perugia, AC Milan and FC Sion. He is currently the manager of the Italy national team, having also had stints with Pisa, Fiorentina, Valencia, Marseille and Hadjuk Split.

Lafferty has said, as per I Love Palermo Calcio: “I’m very happy he’s leading the Italian national team because I have great respect for him. He’s a great professional as well as a great man. Given his past at Glasgow Rangers, I hope to see him lead them one day. I’m convinced the relationship between him and the Scottish club would be excellent.”

Gattuso played for Rangers back in 1997 and went on to play 51 matches during his days in Scotland, finding the net on five occasions. They missed out on the title to Celtic. He then left to return home when Salernitana came calling.