In the league, Aberdeen and Celtic have been inseparable so far this season. It was a totally different story on Saturday in the League Cup.
Brendan Rodgers’ side blew the Dons away at Hampden, with a seismic win.
“They were absolutely fantastic,” Aiden McGeady said of his former side’s display on the Scottish Football Podcast. “The way that I looked at that game yesterday was almost like – I don’t want to be too disrespectful to Rangers here – that was the rivalry now.
“You see the way that all the players celebrated when they scored. You see the fans, hear the noise in the stadium. It made me feel that Aberdeen have jumped ahead of Rangers, especially in the league.
“It almost was as if think the team had added impetus going on from that league game, as if they had almost something to prove.”
Celtic were 2-0 up on Aberdeen at Parkhead just a few weeks ago, before the visitors came back to draw 2-2 and continue their unbeaten start under new manager Jimmy Thelin.
“They’ve dropped two points at home against Aberdeen, then they get them in the League Cup semi-final. A lot of praise has been showered on Thelin and his recruitment and his adaptation to the Scottish game and the way the players are brought into his style of play.
“But every single player on the park played free-flowing attacking football. [Daizen] Maeda was fantastic, but I think the outstanding player in Scottish football this season has been Nicholas Kuhn. Every time he’s on the pitch, he impacts the game and yesterday was no different.”