Celtic hero 'absolutely delighted' for Aberdeen after draw as Hoops and Rangers sent 'serious' title warning

Pundits have discussed the possibility of Rangers and Celtic having competition in the Premiership title race.

Aberdeen came from 2-0 down against the Hoops on Saturday to claim a 2-2 draw at Parkhead. Having gone stride for stride with the champions with seven straight wins, it keeps Jimmy Thelin’s side on level points with Brendan Rodgers’ men.

Rangers are third. On the 606 show, pundit Robbie Savage and Celtic hero Chris Sutton were on hosting duties. Savage asked: “Well, you don’t think they can win it, Chris? You don’t think Aberdeen can win the league?”

Sutton’s reply was clear. He said: “I think Celtic will win the league, but listen, Rob, you’re not as familiar with Scottish football as I am. The whole Aberdeen story, the size of the club where Aberdeen were last season, bottom half finish, for this guy to come in and to get a tune out of the team, Rob, and bearing in mind they sold the best player, Miovski, for £7m, who scored a barrow load of goals for them last season.”

“For him to come in [Jimmy Thelin] and do the job that he’s done and give this belief that Aberdeen can actually challenge at the top end. Celtic have the biggest budget when they go into European competition, of course. You know, people talk about the smaller budget.

“But do you know what, Rob? I’m absolutely delighted for Aberdeen because they are a big club. They started the season strongly, but everybody was looking at this game, the acid test, 2-0 down.

“I mean, what courage from the manager to make those changes and come back. And by all accounts, I’ve spoken to a couple of people who were at the game. I think there was over 10 minutes of injury time and Aberdeen had a goal disallowed.

“They could have nicked it, created chances, Celtic had other chances. What a game. And it’s brilliant, Rob, for Scottish football. It’s not just Celtic and Rangers at the moment. Aberdeen are serious contenders.”