Are Celtic club in regression amid run of six defeats in 10?

Chris Sutton and Ian McCall weigh in on Celtic after a second league defeat of the season, but manager Martin O'Neill is defiant. Towards the end of Sunday's Scottish Premiership defeat by Falkirk, Chris Sutton said it was looking like "one of those days" for Celtic. Afterwards, his remarks about Martin O'Neill's side were much more pointed. "Martin's not going to say it, of course, but the club is in regression, the team is in regression," Sutton stated on Sky Sports. "They're just not a good functioning team at this moment in time. It's hard to see how Celtic are actually set up and it is a bit off the cuff.

"They're deficient in every area of the team. This current team are miles off it. Where is the plan, what's the strategy?" There was some mitigation the leader leaders surprise defeat on Sunday – their sixth in 10 matches in all competitions. Goalkeeper Scott Bain excelled in goal for Falkirk against his former club – as O'Neill acknowledged – and Falkirk dug in when they needed to get over the line. Impressive Falkirk earn first win over hapless Celtic in 19 years They are still four points clear, but some other stats paint a grim picture for Celtic. Twenty-four shots to Falkirk's six; nine on target compared to Falkirk's