Pat Nevin makes Celtic title claim after watching the draw with Rangers

Celtic’s draw with Rangers on Sunday has now opened up the debate on who is the favourite to win the Scottish Premiership now.

With just one point separating the teams, albeit Rangers do have a game in hand, the race to the finishing line is promising to be a tightly contested affair.

For Celtic it’s all in Brendan Rodgers‘ hands after avoiding defeat at Ibrox on Sunday but for Rangers that means the pressure has been ramped up on their trip to Dens Park tomorrow night.

So who has the edge? Who can now claim to be in the driving seat after the Glasgow Derby stalemate? Pat Nevin seems to know.

The ‘advantage’ Celtic have over Rangers

The BBC pundit was commentating on the Game when he was asked to predict who would win the league.

And whilst he says he can’t separate the two, Nevin points out the advantage Celtic have over Rangers with just six games left to go.

Nevin said [Football Daily], “In simple terms and in purely mathematical terms, it’s in both their hands. If Rangers win all their Games, they’ll win the league if Celtic win all their Games, they’ll win the league.

“It all comes down to the game between Celtic and Rangers that’s going to happen at Celtic Park when the split comes in a couple of weeks time.

“So if you’re Brendan Rodgers, even though if Rangers win against Dundee on Wednesday night, they’ll be two points ahead but Celtic have got the home advantage in the last Game.

“However, today, both managers can walk away and say, we’re confident, we’ve got it. I’ll be honest and I’m not sitting on the fence. You simply can’t call it. That’s all it is, you can’t call it.”

And that could prove crucial. The final Glasgow Derby being held at Paradise with a stadium packed full of Celtic fans could be pivotal in Rodgers picking up another win over Philippe Clement.

We all know that when Celtic Park gets going in these Games, the team takes a huge lift and go on and wins the tie.

If Celtic can do that and win their other five remaining fixtures then the title is ours. Over to you Brendan.

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