Brendan Rodgers’ dominant side are sitting pretty at the league summit with a huge 14-point cushion over Rangers having yet to lose this season and not conceded a top-flight goal since November. Rangers simply have to win on Thursday if they are to have even a glimmer of hope of making it a competitive title race this season, but manager Philippe Clement is battling a defensive injury crisis and has failed to beat Celtic in six previous attempts across all competitions.