Dembele treble routs Rangers

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A hat-trick from Moussa Dembele sealed an emphatic 5-1 Old Firm derby win for Celtic against 10-man Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon.

The former Fulham man came in for injured star striker Leigh Griffiths and made his mark, heading home the opener in the 33rd minute before adding a second 11 minutes later. 

Joe Garner pulled one back for Rangers just before half-time, but the Hoops ran away with the game in the second half with Sinclair netting the third before Dembele completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute. 

Stuart Armstrong rounded off the scoring in added time to seal an emphatic win, with Phillipe Senderos having already been sent off for the visitors in the 74th minute on his Rangers debut.

Celtic came racing out of the traps in front of their home fans, with Sinclair having his shot blocked by Rob Kiernan before Tomas Rogic struck his rebound wide of the post. 

The Hoops found the breakthrough in the 33rd minute as Dembele latched onto the end of a Sinclair corner and, completely unmarked, headed the ball powerfully into the back of the net.

It could have been two minutes later as James Forrest’s cross found Rogic in the middle, but his …

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