Chris Sutton couldn't resist a pop at Rangers after former club Celtic triumphed in the Scottish League Cup final yesterday afternoon. Brendan Rodgers ' side won the showpiece event on penalties at Hampden Park, with Daizen Maeda tucking away the final spot kick to claim the Hoops' 119th major trophy. It was a pulsating final, particularly in the second-half, which ended 3-3 after 90 minutes.
There were no further goals in extra-time, so penalties in front of the Rangers supporters decided the game. Ridvan Yilmaz was the only player who failed to score from 12 yards, as Kasper Schmeichel got down well, low to his left to prevent the left-back from scoring. Sutton was delighted with Celtic after the win.
And in typical fashion, he took the chance to tease the Hoops' city rivals. In the aftermath of the game, he wrote on X: "Well played Celtic and Brendan Rodgers, absolutely relentless. "Another moral victory maybe for Rangers though.
" Read more: Maeda admits he 'mishit' Celtic penalty to fool Butland More Celtic vs Rangers ref controversy as further Beaton errors emerge This is of course a thinly-veiled swipe towards Clement and his comments following the 3-3 draw between the teams at Ibrox in April. After Rabbi Matondo's last-gasp equaliser in that game, which cancelled out what looked like a match-winning Adam Idah strike just moments before, the Belgian claimed that despite the stalemate, the result left his team as the 'moral winners' of the derby clash. His comments read:.