Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers and Celtic is one of the most vitriol-fuelled derbies in football.
Filip Benkovic has revealed to Sportske Novosti that nobody knows if Celtic or Rangers boast the most amount of fans in Glasgow.
Benkovic, who joined Celtic on a season-long loan last summer, has witnessed the animosity between the Hoops and their bitter Old Firm rivals.
The 21-year-old started the 1-0 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox in December – the Gers’ first derby-day win over Brendan Rodgers’s side in 13 attempts.
The vitriol that exists between both sets of fans is among the most intense in Europe.
Here is what the Croat told Sportske Novosti about the derby.
“When someone asks me whether there are more Celtic fans or Rangers in Glasgow, no one knows the answer.
“It makes sense because somehow it turns out to be half-a-half. They don’t like each other. It [rivalry] has been going so long and it will probably remain so forever.
“However, it is good when there is such a rivalry in the city, as it adds a fancy to football. Competition is always particularly interesting, it has a special adrenaline in it.”
How Celtic fans would love to see Benkovic facing Rangers next season.
But the big centre-back, a £13 million signing by Leicester City last summer [Sky Sports], belongs to the Premier League side and he confirmed his intention [Sportske Novosti] to return to the Foxes this summer.
The Bhoys are eight points clear of Steven Gerrard’s side in the Scottish Premiership table.
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