But there will be moments when Rodgers’ side are on top and, if Ibrox turns, it could be difficult for Clement’s players.
Only three minutes of stoppage time were added, mainly for the time wasting by the Livingston goalie, after the adverts the Sky Sports pundits debated the penalty claim with highly predictable results.
With another SPFL campaign on the brink of collapse Boyd knows that he will almost certainly be looking on at a Celtic title party in the spring time as he takes the trolling from Chris Sutton.
It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out because all the signs so far are that Hatate was heading towards the exit door.
The excitement they had for the new season has disappeared and the grumblings are audible. That heaps pressure on Beale, even if a new Sky Sports colleague of mine can’t see it.
Last season SEVEN penalties were given against Celtic while none were awarded against Boyd’s old club with a different interpretation almost every week to justify handball incidents involving Connor Goldson.