Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic visit Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.
Gordon Strachan has told The Daily Record that he expects former club Celtic to bring Rangers back down to earth with a victory at Ibrox on Sunday.
Both Glasgow enemies renew hostilities in what could be the best and most exciting Old Firm derby for years.
In-form Rangers have won their last six games in all competitions, scoring 23 goals along the way and there is the expectation that Graeme Murty’s side could beat Celtic and get their Premiership title challenge back on track.
Victory would see the Gers move within three points of Brendan Rodgers’s side – who have a game in hand – at the summit of Scotland’s top flight.
Rangers, under Murty, look a far better side than they did under Pedro Caixinha, but former Celtic boss Strachan still can’t see a home win over the Bhoys.
“I’m heavily tipping Celtic to go there and win. The Rangers players are up for it, or so I hear, but then we can all make noises,” he told The Record.
“But if that really is the case then the reverberations of that will bring a reaction from the Celtic players and give them an extra edge. So by creating this enthusiasm, extra energy and confidence Rangers now have to face the consequence.”
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