Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo has revealed that he scored his injury-time equaliser against Celtic at Ibrox after being urged to emulate a Kevin de…
Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo celebrates his injury-time equaliser against Celtic at Ibrox, main picture, and Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne, insetRANGERS winger Rabbi Matondo has revealed that he scored his stunning injury-time equaliser against Celtic at Ibrox yesterday after being urged to emulate a Kevin de Bruyne strike for Manchester City by his manager Philippe Clement.
Matondo, who had netted an identical goal in the 3-1 win over Hibernian at Ibrox eight days earlier, admitted that he had been challenged by Clement to try to match one of De Bruyne’s goals in City’s 4-2 triumph over Crystal Palace on Saturday before kick-off.“I ran over to him after I scored because before the game we were speaking and he asked me if I saw Kevin De Bruyne’s goal yesterday,” he said.
“But he said that when you get to that level like Kevin De Bruyne has, that’s basically his low corner, the top corner. “We know how much it means to everyone involved with Rangers, so to get a goal like that and to help the team get something from the game was obviously a moment I’ll keep forever.” “He even said that he didn't recognise the team he's been working with for the last five months and obviously the boys took that to heart and it showed.
“To step up like that and the way the game started, for him to hit it in the top corner like that takes some courage. Fair play to him and the boys kicked on from there. We improved in the second half.
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