Celtic suffered a major setback in their season over the weekend, being overtaken at the top of the Scottish Premiership by Rangers.
Brendan Rodgers' side had a disappointing 1-1 home draw with Kilmarnock on Saturday, meaning they have taken just five points from their last three league games. Rangers would go on to secure a 3-0 victory over St Johnstone yesterday, moving two points clear of their Glasgow rivals as a result.
Celtic's season has certainly been underwhelming up to this point. Not only have they stuttered in the league in recent times, but they also underperformed in Europe and were knocked out of Scottish League Cup at the first hurdle.
In all, it has not been a seamless return for Brendan Rodgers to begin his second spell at Parkhead.
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Chris Sutton sums up Brendan Rodgers Celtic return
There is still plenty of time for Celtic to right the ship this season, with the club still very much in the mix in the league and Scottish Cup.
In saying that, some are growing concerned about their direction of travel under Brendan Rodgers.
Speaking on Sky Sports, former Hoops striker Chris Sutton gave a fairly damning indictment of his second spell in charge up to this point.
Celtic have been bang average all season. I know Brendan [Rodgers] in the week was talking about the recent form and winning eight of the last nine.
The wins have papered over the cracks. Performances haven't been there. I don't think Celtic are kidding anyone - they aren't a good team this season.
Everyone talks about the board and signings and this being a long time in the making, this particular moment. But Brendan Rodgers has to take responsibility.
I can't think of one player this season at Celtic who he has improved and that's on the manager...
I can't remember the last time a Celtic team were outplayed in halves of football by so many teams as they have been this season and that is on Brendan...
The fact of the matter is Celtic have messed up and messed up badly this season. They've beaten Rangers twice and they've let an eight-point lead gap go and Rangers have dragged that back on them.
But we haven't seen the best of Celtic. We know that Brendan over the years has proven he's a good coach, he's going to have to do that again.
Brendan Rodgers will be hoping that Celtic can rediscover their form over the coming weeks, with the team now entering a potentially decisive period in their season.
Overtaking Rangers in the league table is sure to be the first order of business.
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