It’s the first Outdated Agency conflict of the season and Celtic have the possibility to maneuver 5 factors away from Rangers within the Scottish Premiership after simply 4 video games.
They meet at Parkhead on Sunday, dwell on Sky Sports activities with a 12.30pm kick-off, as Philippe Clement appears to be like to safe his first win in opposition to Brendan Rodgers.
Celtic have made a profitable begin to their title defence and have Champions League soccer to look ahead to, whereas Rangers have already dropped factors and didn’t qualify for Europe’s high competitors.
Sky Sports activities’ Kris Boyd assesses Rangers’ hopes of ending Celtic’s dominance within the fixture…
Sunday 1st September 11:30am
Kick off 12:30pm
You have a look at Rangers going throughout town in latest instances, they’ve struggled. There isn’t any getting away from it and they’ll need to discover a approach to begin getting outcomes once more.
Rangers’ head-to-head vs Celtic hasn’t been ok and they’ll have to handle that if they are going to achieve success.
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Rangers beat Ross County 6-0 of their final Scottish Premiership match
Philippe Clement has spoken about how Rangers will get higher recreation by recreation and I feel that is taking place, however you are already behind Celtic and Celtic will probably be heavy favourites going into the primary Outdated Agency recreation of the season.
There needs to be the realisation that Rangers want to begin churning out performances frequently and placing a run of outcomes collectively.
There isn’t any doubt Saturday’s efficiency will give them perception and confidence, however Ross County had been very poor and I do not anticipate Celtic to be that poor. I hope they’re, however I am unable to see it!
Rangers need to frustrate Celtic
Celtic have made a profitable begin to their Scottish Premiership title defence
Rangers need to go and try to frustrate Celtic to begin with and see the place that takes them. In the event you go and try to take Celtic on at their very own recreation at residence, it should be very troublesome to come back out on high.
We have seen it earlier than once you’re underdogs, you go and frustrate a group and also you’re in a position to nick one thing. I feel that is the place Rangers are in the mean time.
Celtic have began the season very effectively, they have been scoring objectives and shifting the ball effectively.
They have choices with Adam Idah and Kyogo on the high finish of the pitch. They’re in a superb place, Reo Hatate has been glorious because the begin of the season, Callum McGregor and Daizen Maeda have been inflicting actual issues.
Celtic are heavy favourites
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Celtic had been unbeaten in opposition to Rangers final season
You’ve got obtained the potential now to be 5 factors behind Celtic after the weekend and with 4 video games in it is positively not nice.
The recruitment, gamers leaving, performances, the Champions League exit – it has been small issues including up and a number of Rangers followers are on the stage the place they don’t seem to be comfortable. If it goes badly on the weekend they’re going to voice their opinions once more as a result of it hasn’t been ok.
They’ll need to hope Celtic are off it a little bit bit and so they need to carry their A-game if they’ll get something.
Celtic are heavy favourites and rightly so with the best way they’ve began, however you simply by no means know when an Outdated Agency recreation comes round.
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