Celtic FC won the first Old Firm Derby of the new Scottish Premiership season and with that Brendan Rodgers has laid to rest a lot of rumours about his future at the club.
The Hoops had a terrible transfer window compared to their Glasgow rivals but their 1-0 victory over Rangers has proved that they still are ‘the’ team to beat in Scotland.
Celtic dominated almost every aspect of the game on Sunday and eventually got the breakthrough via Olivier Ntcham right after the hour mark which proved to be the match winner for the Bhoys.
But this victory was somewhat marred by the reports that a handful of the supporters were injured before the game due to overcrowding.
The incident took place right before the match started when five people were injured in a crush out of which one person was taken to hospital after falling from a wall – according to Police Scotland.
The rest of them though were perfectly fine and were released after being provided with first aid.
Apologies to fans affected by overcrowding issue at North Stand earlier, the Club will be investigating the cause to ensure no recurrence
— Celtic FC SLO (@CelticFCSLO) September 2, 2018
Chief Superintendent Brian McInulty said: “This was a dynamic situation, occurring 10 minutes before the match started.
“Officers and stewards reacted quickly upon realising there was an issue and put in place measures to relieve the congestion.
“This included putting in place cordons to prevent further entry at Janefield St and opening up London Road to allow fans to access the stadium from the south.
“We work closely with Celtic Football Club to ensure the safety of all fans attending matches.
“We plan and practice various scenarios to ensure that if an incident occurs it will be dealt with as quickly as possible, as happened in this case.
“We will review today’s incident and work with Celtic to ensure any learning is quickly put in place.”
Celtic FC have also released an official statement in which they have said that the club will be working closely with the police in order to help with the investigation.
The statement read: “We are aware of the issues caused by congestion prior to kick-off. We are pleased that stewards and police were able to assist quickly and we thank our supporters for their patience shown while the matter was being dealt with.
“We will work closely with police to investigate and review this matter. The safety of our supporters will always be our priority.”
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