Celtic player ratings v Hearts: One player is 5/10 in win
COMMENT
The Hoops made two changes to the side which defeated Rangers, with Scott Bain in for the injured Craig Gordon and Moussa Dembele replacing Kieran Tierney.
The first-half had plenty of incident, with Hoops fans livid after a stamp on Scott Brown by Steven Naismith was missed by referee Bobby Madden.
Hearts defender John Souttar was unlucky to have a goal disallowed, before Kyle Lafferty thrashed the Tynecastle side into the lead, with Dedryck Boyata heading home the equaliser soon after.
The Hoops then took the lead early in the second-half, when a beautiful Tom Rogic pass set up Dembele, who finished in style.
The Bhoys then suffered an injury blow when Odsonne Edouard suffered an injury blow, and was replaced by Scott Sinclair.
James Forrest and Callum McGregor came close to adding to the Hoops lead, before Stuart Armstrong played in Sinclair who scored the Bhoys' third goal in injury time, as the Bhoys won for the second week in a row.
Here, Football Insider rates the players who won v Hearts
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GOALKEEPER AND DEFENCE
Scott Bain - 6: Not his most assured performance in his return to the Hoops side, could have done better with Kyle Lafferty's goal and was lucky to get away with a disallowed John Souttar goal.
Mikael Lustig - 6: The veteran right-back didn't let anybody down with his performance, seems to be coming into a run of form at the right time and could well have another season left in him at the top.
Dedryck Boyata - 7: Another solid performance from the Belgian centre-back who is coming into a good run of form, scored an excellent header and Brendan Rodgers will be pleased with the defender.
Kristoffer Ajer - 7: A decent performance from the Norwegian who also went on one of his attacking runs in the second-half, his partnership with Dedryck Boyata looks to be solid at this moment in time.
Callum McGregor - 6: Not at his most comfortable in the left-back position, had a good enough game though and wasn't exposed that often, could have done better with a chance in the second-half too.
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MIDFIELD
Scott Brown - 7: Another interesting day for the Hoops skipper, who was lucky not to suffer an injury after a stamp by Steven Naismith, yet again he thrived in the situation as he often does for the Bhoys.
Tom Rogic - 8: A sublime performance from the Australian playmaker, whose wonderful crossfield pass to Moussa Dembele set up the goal which put the Hoops into a 2-1 lead in the second-half.
Olivier Ntcham - 7: Thrived in the midfield battle, his partnership with Scott Brown was once again integral to all the good moments in the Hoops play as the pair dominated the middle of the park.
James Forrest - 7: Played in an unfamiliar striking role in the second-half, and did well enough in the role, was unlucky not to score with a curling just round the post, he did well enough for the Hoops.
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FORWARDS AND SUBS
Odsonne Edouard - 5: Played mostly on the fringes of the game and had some nice touches, not as influential as he was against Rangers and suffered a hamstring injury in the second-half.
Moussa Dembele - 7: Could have had a hat-trick, missed two good chances in the first-half before a fine second-half goal gave the Hoops the lead, a good performance from the Frenchman.
SUBS
Scott Sinclair - 6: A better performance than in recent weeks, got his 19th goal of the season when he was played in by Stuart Armstrong, which will hopefully give him plenty of confidence going forward.
Stuart Armstrong - 5: Guilty of taking the wrong option on too many occasions, until his pass played in Scott Sinclair for the Hoops' third goal in injury time.
Patrick Roberts - n/a: Some nice skill but otherwise not that involved in his cameo role.
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