Celtic’s early fixture can pile more pressure on Rangers boss Steven Gerrard.
The Europa League has been great for Rangers – possibly coming at a cost.
Steven Gerrard’s side are already off the pace in the Scottish Premiership with just five points from four games.
The Scottish Sun report this is Rangers’ worst start for 29 years, going back to 1989.
Celtic contributed to this with their 1-0 win over Rangers before the break.
Celtic’s early fixture this weekend on Friday night allows them to open a further gap over their rivals.
Brendan Rodgers’ side host St Mirren and can extend their four point gap over Rangers to seven points.
That will put more pressure on Rangers this weekend ahead of their home fixture against Dundee.
It is a fixture Rangers are expected to win against the league’s bottom team, and there will be a lot of pressure on Gerrard’s side to do the business.
Celtic extending their advantage over the Gers will lay down a marker further and mean there is absolutely no room for error heading into Saturday’s match at Ibrox,
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