One Celtic star has come in for heavy criticism during the early stages of the Old Firm Derby.

Celtic and Rangers are, of course, currently locked in action at the Ibrox Stadium.

This matchup is always an entreating affair, but it has some added spice right now due to the nature of the SPL title race.

Celtic headed into the game sat top of the league with Rangers three points behind them. As a result, if Celtic were to have picked up a win on Sunday, it would likely put an end to Rangers’ title charge as they would be six points adrift.

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Joe Hart criticised

However, it would be Rangers who took an early lead on the day when Ryan Kent burst down the left flank before crossing to Aaron Ramsey who turned the ball past Joe Hart.

Despite the well-worked build-up of the goal, it is fair to say that Joe Hart should have done a lot better in his attempt to stop it.

As a result, the former Tottenham man has come in for heavy criticism online, with just some of the reaction shown below:

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