Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic visit Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers has suggested to Celtic’s official website that he has noticed Rangers are a more spirited side under Graeme Murty.
The Hoops travel to Ibrox on Sunday and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if red-hot Rangers were to steal the points and the bragging rights from Rodgers’s side.
Under Graeme Murty, the Gers have won their last six games in all competitions in a run of form that has seen them score 23 goals and concede only six.
The Ibrox side look a much different proposition since the 43-year-old replaced Pedro Caixinha in October, and the Celtic manager admits that the former Reading defender has unified the team to some extent.
Defeat would see the Parkhead club move nine points ahead of Rangers and a seventh successive Premiership title would be all but guaranteed, and Rodgers, whose side also have a game in hand, says the pressure is on the hosts.
He told Celtic’s official website: “It will be a tough game for us at Ibrox, of course, but we’ll get ready. We’ll work some elements of where we can hurt them and prepare really well for that and go there with confidence.
“They’ve got a bit more spirit, from what I see, and they’ve probably found a consistency, but they’ve played without pressure for most of my time up here so they’ll feel this little bit of pressure in the game because it’s a game they have to win.”
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