The Light Blues welcome the Hoops to Govan in front of a full house of home supporters as they bid for derby day success and to head into the international break with bragging rights and on an almighty high.
The Light Blues welcome the Hoops to Govan for the first Old Firm showdown of the season as both clubs look to lay down a marker and get back to winning ways after recent results. The home side go into this one off the back of a hammering by PSV midweek in the Champions League play-off round second leg in Eindhoven.
Brendan Rodgers and Beale will battle it out for the first time in the dugout this campaign in the lunchtime kick-off. The winner will not only claim the bragging rights but a major boost going into the international break following today's fixtures. Speaking ahead of the derby, the Rangers boss said: “If we go into the international break on the back of a win this weekend then I think we are in a really good place.
READ MORE: We simulated Rangers vs Celtic to get an Old Firm derby score prediction for Ibrox showdown “The last two league games we have had two clean sheets, scored six goals with six different goal scorers, had the most shots in the league so we are moving in the right direction. I must pick the bones out of Wednesday night at the right time, it would be a miss of me to do that in between Wednesday and this huge game on Sunday.
“It is important that we dust ourselves down and we show a big response as a team and as a club, it is a great opportunity and the eyes of everybody will be on us for sure.” RANGERS XI: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Souttar, Sterling, Jack, Raskin, Cantwell, Matondo, Roofe, Dessers
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