It has been a perennial grievance of Celtic's since Rangers' demise; the framing of success only through the prism of the Ibrox side's troubles.

Brendan Rodgers watched Celtic claw their way back from a 2-1 deficit against Hibs on Saturday to claim a point, a draw that sustains their current undefeated domestic chain to 58 games.

It is a run that comes on the back of a season in which Celtic finished as Invincibles as they scooped a domestic Treble, the fourth in their history.

Lubomir Moravcik, however, has maintained that he cannot view the figures without allowing for the fact that there is not the same strength of opposition to the Parkhead side, although he did accept that Rodgers has revolutionised the mentality around the club.

“Without Rangers, it is much easier to get all these victories in the Scottish league,” he said. “It is not the same without Rangers. It was a rivalry but it is not the same. Aberdeen have tried to be close to Celtic these last two or three years but they have not been good enough.

“I don’t know why – whether it is the financial aspects or other things.

“Even Celtic had been struggling before Brendan Rodgers came in – their crowds were down. But now everything is going better because Brendan has brought some fresh energy to Celtic.

“It is similar to Martin O’Neill’s time when he brought in the new players and built a team for a long time. Rangers maybe won one or two titles during this spell, I don’t remember.

“Maybe when Rangers are back stronger like they were 10 years ago, it will be harder for Celtic. But now Celtic are dominating and they deserve to be there, because they are playing well, scoring goals, and are playing in the Champions League. And they are in a hard group with Bayern and PSG.”