Michael Beale needed a performance and a result. He got neither, once again, in a game that really mattered for Rangers.
This Old Firm defeat can be added to a list that is becoming damning for Beale. Losing at Parkhead and twice at Hampden could be talked around given the situation that he inherited last term.
The aftermath of an Old Firm defeat is always raw and can be reactionary. Yet many of the points that will be made about Beale’s side in the coming days will be based on a body of evidence and there is no statistic as troubling as his record in these fixtures. The talk about taking the handbrake off seems such a long time ago now. If Beale is to be true to his word, he needs Rangers to move through the gears at some speed when they return to Premiership action against St Johnstone and then look to build some momentum at home and abroad this term.
The Brazilian is the biggest mystery of the season to date. The fixtures with PSV and Celtic are season-shaping, future-defining occasions but Danilo has not started since the draw in Servette and it was after the hour mark by the time he appeared here.
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