The Belgian insists Premier Sports Cup Final is not about him and his failure so far to beat Brendan Rodgers
The Ibrox side go up against their bitter rivals in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final for this first trophy of the season. But the Gers gaffer - who is still sweating on the fitness of defensive stalwart John Souttar - is concerned his team’s focus might slip if they fail to deal with the Parkhead outfit’s attempts to utilise the dark arts.
“It's really interesting all these different parts to prepare that and to meld everything together in a really good game. Like the players did against Tottenham now. So now it's the next game against Celtic.” When it was pointed out that for Rangers to be successful this weekend, he’d need to finally get that Old Firm win that has been eluding him, he replied: “OK, that's what you guys said, yes.
Hotline Live: Tune in and have your say In case you haven't heard, we've launched a new Hotline Live show, airing at 6pm every day, with the exception of Fridays and Saturdays. Asked for an update on the 28-year-old, the Ibrox gaffer said: “For the moment, I cannot say definite things towards the weekend or the state of injuries. I cannot say anything for the moment because we didn't have a full assessment yet.
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