The Celtic manager may not want Rangers to seriously challenge his Celtic side but, as he prepares for a trip to Ibrox, there have been indications he needs more to sustain him
A wider desperation for Rangers to create a title race in Scotland has not been difficult to trace in the past week. Whereas the noncompetitive nature of a league that has been won by Celtic for the last six years is alarming in itself, there is a depressing element to the narrative whereby only the Old Firm must dominate the Scottish game in supplying something akin to a natural order.
Brendan Rodgers has indulged in some traditional managerial sport by insisting there is “huge pressure” on in-form Rangers as they prepare to host Celtic on Sunday. The reality is, should Celtic not retain their title, it would be Rodgers feeling intense heat.
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