Celtic legend Dalglish believes Rangers can win at Ibrox on Sunday.
Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish has claimed in his Sunday Post column that Rangers can beat their Old Firm rivals on Sunday, but reckons the Gers lack a player as effective as Hoops captain Scott Brown.
The Old Firm rivals go head to head for the third time this season, in what could be considered the most important Glasgow derby since the Gers were promoted back into the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers sit in second place, and a win over Brendan Rodgers’ men would see the Light Blues move to within just three points of the Bhoys – although Celtic do boast a game in hand over Graeme Murty’s side.
Dalglish believes Rangers can beat former side Celtic, and admits a title race will be on if they do. But he believes the Gers still lack a commanding leader in the middle of the park, such as Brown.
“A win for Rangers next weekend would have us all sitting up and taking notice,” Dalglish said. “It would see the gap between the sides reduced to three points, and you would then have to declare that a title race is genuinely on.
“They [Celtic] are still undisputed champions and, as yet, their Old Firm rivals haven’t found a player capable of taking away the dominance Scott Brown has enjoyed in the engine room in recent years.”
Rangers are currently on an excellent run of form that has seen them pick up 10 wins from their last 12 league and cup outings, including a 0-0 draw against Celtic and a narrow 2-1 loss to Hibernian.
The Gers will take confidence from the fact that Celtic are yet to beat a Rangers side managed by Murty, drawing two clashes between the two sides and the Light Blues could go one better this time around.
They are likely to be without Graham Dorrans, Ryan Jack and Lee Wallace, though, while Jordan Rossiter continues his fight to return to full fitness.
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