RANGERS hero Ally McCoist admits he was SHOCKED by the gap between the two teams as Philippe Clement finally managed to record an Old Firm win over Celtic at the seventh attempt. The Ibrox hero took in the big game in Govan with his family and was delighted with what he saw. Advertisement 4 Ianis Hagi and Callum McGregor Credit: Willie Vass 4 Has Clement found the right formula to take McGregor out of the game? Credit: Kenny Ramsay 4 Pundit and former Rangers player Ally McCoist Credit: PA And while he reckons NONE of the Hoops stars deserved pass marks on the day, in particular he thinks the biggest difference he's noticed in the last few Old Firm clashes is the tactical number which Clement's men have done to stop Hoops skipper McGregor wielding the same influence.
The Belgian cleverly deployed Nedim Bajrami on him, forcing centre halves Cameron Carter Vickers and Liam Scales to make forward passes - with aggressive midfield duo Nico Raskin and Mohamed Diomande cutting off the passing lanes to Reo Hatate and Paulo Bernardo then counter attacking with pace. It was a winning formula as the Gers fired in a whopping 24 shots to four on the day, with nine on target to a solitary one. No wonder McCoist was in ebullient fashion as he discussed it with Hoope-daft radio pal Alan Brazil - even if he still reckons Celtic will be crowned league champions at the end of the season.
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