Celtic last night trolled Michael Beale and Rangers with The Verve hit 'Lucky Man'.

The 1997 tune was played through the Celtic Park sound system at half time during the win over Livingston.

The not-so-subtle jibe comes after Michael Beale's previous comments branding Ange Postecoglou a "lucky man".

Beale had suggested Postecoglou was fortunate in his spending power at Celtic when he stated: “They spend a lot more money than us, so Ange is a lucky man because he’s spent a lot of money."

Since the comment, Postecoglou has revisited the phrase on a handful of occasions after first agreeing he is "lucky" to work for Celtic and have a "beautiful family".

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"I agree, mate,” Postecoglou said. “I'm an extremely lucky man.
"I work for a fantastic football club with fantastic people. I've got a beautiful family.

“I've been doing this for 25 years now and long may it continue."

Beale's comments were once again revisited last night - albeit this time referenced in the Parkhead playlist selection.

At half time fans were tickled by 'Lucky Man' being played in an apparent light-hearted jibe over the remarks.

One fan commented: "Kudos to the Celtic Park DJ playing Lucky Man at half time."

Another shared on Twitter: "Tears at the Celtic Park DJ playing ‘Lucky Man’ at half time".

After the match, Postecoglou would again poke fun at the "lucky" comment after being quizzed on Daizen Maeda's goal against Livingston.

The Japanese forward netted after Ayo Obileye's attempted clearance struck him on the head and deflected into the net.

“You love that word don’t you?” said Postecoglou last night after the goal was branded "lucky". “It’s just so easy! How many runs does Daizen make in a game? It was a product of is hard work. Anyone who watches Daizen sees he’s constantly making runs and constantly in those areas.

“There were a couple of times he lacked a bit of composure but he’s always there – that’s why he gets his goals. I’ve known him for a while now and he always get goals.

“Sometimes he gets goals which people will say, for want of a better word, fortuitous. But on the back of him just working his backside off every time we get the ball. He gets his rewards for it.”

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