Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers are set to host Celtic at the weekend.
Brendan Rodgers’ comments to the Scotsman, following Celtic’s victory over Glasgow Rangers last weekend, could give hope to the Ibrox side that they will have a more productive time when the two sides meet again on Saturday.
Celtic ran out comfortable winners against Rangers at Hampden Park in their most recent outing.
However, ahead of another Old-Firm meeting at the weekend, Rodgers has hinted that the pitch at Ibrox could be a concern for his Celtic side.
“I have to give credit to the staff at Hampden and say congratulations to them because I thought the pitch on Sunday was brilliant,” Rodgers said, after his Celtic side cruised to a 2-0 victory over Rangers last Sunday.
“That was our downfall in the home game against Rangers recently when we drew 1-1. But the pitch was perfect at Hampden and you could see the speed in the ball and how quickly we can move it. With the speed of the team it’s a much better tempo for us.”
When Rangers and Celtic last met at Ibrox it was the closest that the Light Blues have got to beating their Glasgow rivals this season.
Rangers managed to pick up a 1-1 draw during the two side’s last meeting in the league, in what was a fairly even contest.
Celtic have still dominated the meetings between the two sides so far this season though.
Rangers and Celtic have met five times already this campaign, and Pedro Caixinha’s men have failed to ever really threaten to beat their main rivals.
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