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CELTIC have raced to the Scottish top flight's biggest ever lead after 11 matches - and that is official.

Saturday's 3-0 win over Inverness combined with the other weekend Premiership results means Brendan Rodgers ' men are 10 points clear of Aberdeen in second.

Not only that but the Hoops have a game in hand over the Pittodrie side and a goal difference which is 18 better than the Dons'.

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Since the league adopted the three points for a win format in 1994 there hasn't been such a gap - although the Hoops were mighty close to it in 2006.

Back then Gordon Strachan's Celtic side were eight clear of Hearts after 11 matches and then 10 points clear having both played 12 games - with just eight goals of a difference.

But a (not so) quick check of the history books shows that there has never been a larger gap between the top two after just 11 matches in the entire history of the Scottish league.

Brendan Rodgers' current crop at Celtic are now 1/100 favourites to lift the title this season with the bookies.

For the record they have won 10 and drawn one of their 11 league matches so far.