Celtic player ratings v Partick: First-team duo 5/10 in Parkhead win
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Celtic moved five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a workmanlike 2-0 victory over Partick Thistle at Parkhead on Wednesday night.
Brendan Rodgers kept the faith with some players who had been heavily criticised in the defeat against Hearts such as Craig Gordon and Dedryck Boyata, but Jozo Simunovic and Leigh Griffiths were out, replaced by Kristoffer Ajer and Odsonne Edouard.
The game started at a sluggish tempo, with the Hoops struggling to create chances before Stuart Armstrong took matters into his own hands and hammered the ball into the net from just outside the penalty box in the 35th minute.
The second-half was an altogether better performance from the Hoops, with Kieran Tierney very much to the fore.
Edouard was twice denied by Tomas Cerney in the Thistle goal before fine link-up play between Tierney and Sinclair saw the Scottish international make it 2-0 in the 67th minute.
It wasn’t the greatest performance by the Hoops but Brendan Rodgers will be delighted to see the Celts get back on track after the loss against Hearts.
Here, Football Insider rates the Bhoys out of 10 for how they played against Partick Thistle.
Click below to see how we rated Celtic’s goalkeeper and defence against Partick Thistle…