Rangers coach Graeme Murty outlines how his Celtic-supporting family feel about his Ibrox role

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Graeme Murty has recently served as Glasgow Rangers’ interim boss, but will return to his role of under-20s coach following Pedro Caixinha’s appointment.

Graeme Murty

Graeme Murty has explained that since he arrived at Rangers, he tends to receive plenty of abuse from his own family whose allegiances lie with Celtic, the Daily Record reports.

The retired right-back has been a part of the Ibrox coaching staff since August 2016. But he has never been in the spotlight as much as he will be today as he takes charge of the Gers’ first-team for the Old Firm clash before handing the reins over to new permanent boss Pedro Caixinha.

Before his stint as interim boss, Murty was the club’s under-20s coach – which is a role he will return to following Caixinha’s appointment (via Record) – and he conceded that his Hoops-supporting family have not always seemed the most supportive since he moved to Glasgow.

“It’s fairly well known that my dad and all his family are from Glasgow,” he said, as reported by the Record.

“So I was brought up understanding the history of this derby game, knowing what it’s all about and what the occasion means.

“He’s still a Celtic fan now. All of the family are Celtic supporters and they reiterated that to me earlier this year.

“I met up with them and I got four hours of absolute dog’s abuse.”

Rangers’ Josh Windass in action with Celtic’s Jozo Simunovic

Though the results Murty has secured during his time as interim boss have not always captured the imagination, it seems as though he has won plenty of respect amongst the fans who understand what a difficult position he was in following Mark Warburton’s departure.

However, all those previous results will pale into insignificance depending on what happens at Parkhead on Sunday. If he signs off his brief tenure with a victory, then he will surely put plenty of pressure on Caixinha to come in and hit the ground running as he will go down as the man who oversaw the win that ended Celtic’s incredible run.