PADDY Power have paid out on Celtic to win the Premiership for the eighth year in a row - after just one game.

After Rangers and Aberdeen drew on Sunday the firm decide to say "feck it" and pay out early.

A last-minute equaliser denied Steven Gerrard a winning start to life in the Scottish Premiership, and already leaves his Gers side trailing Celtic in the table, the reigning champions having dispatched of Livingstone 3-1.

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As a result, bookmaker Paddy Power have paid out on Brendan Rodgers’s side lifting the title for the eighth season in succession.

They are already 1/12 to win the league with Rangers (9/1) and Aberdeen (20/1) a considerable distance behind in the market.

A spokesman for Paddy Power said: “One game into the Scottish league season and Steven Gerrard has already slipped up.

“On the face of it, a draw with Aberdeen isn’t a bad result, and we’re sure Stevie G will emphasise the positives of that display, but we do also think the title race is done.

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“It’s only one game into the season, but Celtic’s lead already looks unassailable.”

The firm's odds are:

TO WIN THE SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP

1/12 Celtic

9/1 Rangers

20/1 Aberdeen

TO FINISH SECOND TO CELTIC

4/9 Rangers

4/1 Aberdeen

6/1 Hibs

All of Paddy Power’s Scottish Premiership markets can be found online.