Celtic legend Henrik Larsson has praised Jota for his goal against Rangers in the Hoops' 3-2 victory over their Glasgow rivals.

The Portuguese winger netted the Parkhead side's third and final goal in the match as Ange Postecoglou's side moved 12 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Jota celebrated his goal in a social media post which showed a side-by-side comparison of a similar strike Larsson converted against the Ibrox side in 2001.

On that day Celtic won 3-0 in Govan and just like the 23-year-old did to Allan McGregor, Larsson rounded the opposition goalkeeper to convert his chance.

The caption from the winger read: "Inspired by the greats." And the former Sweden international then shared the video on his own Instagram story, tipping his hat to Jota.

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Meanwhile, Chris Sutton has hit back to Todd Cantwell after the Rangers midfielder claimed that Celtic "didn't win" the recent derby showdown.

Reflecting on the game on Instagram, Cantwell called out defensive errors as he offered a controversial take on the fixture.

He wrote: "The disappointment is real, we lost the game they didn’t win it.

"We continue to stick together and build in the right direction, this is a project and an exciting one. Stick together as one."

The comments clearly had Sutton in stitches as he responded on Twitter with a row of laughing emojis. He said: "Celtic scored 3 Todd. Rangers scored 2… so Celtic won and Rangers lost."

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