Brendan Rodgers has defended Rangers boss Russell Martin ahead of Celtic’s League Cup quarter-final clash with Partick Thistle at Firhill on Sunday. The Celtic manager voiced his concerns about how fellow coaches are judged in the modern game, stressing that criticism often comes too easily from those who should know better. Martin has come under
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Hearts | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | St Mirren | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Livingston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Dundee | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
