Ex-Rangers star impressed by Celtic teenager and backs O’Neill to unleash him on Sunday

The Outdated Agency derby has arrived like a London bus. You wait round for the primary to indicate up and you then get two directly.

Only one week after Rangers thrashed Celtic 3-0 at Ibrox within the Scottish League Cup, it is the Gers’ flip to journey to face Celtic in an try and make it two wins from two towards their rivals this season.

For Derek McInnes, it is the prospect to shut the hole on the prime of the Scottish Premiership to only two factors and prolong Rangers’ current unbeaten run to 6 video games in all competitions. After a tricky begin to life in Glasgow, back-to-back Outdated Agency victories would cement his place within the Ibrox scorching seat.

As for O’Neill, he’ll be extra keen than anybody else to see his greatest rivals once more so quickly. Final week’s 3-0 defeat was as embarrassing because it was irritating. It threatened to tug aside what has in any other case been a superb begin when it comes to home motion.

Every week later, the Bhoys not solely have the prospect to precise immediate revenge, but additionally the chance to go as many as eight factors away from their rivals on the prime of the Scottish Premiership. To try this, nonetheless, there’ll have to be a change in personnel and an almighty change in efficiency.

Alan Hutton urges Celtic to make two key modifications for Outdated Agency derby

Talking with Soccer FanCast, former Rangers star Alan Hutton had his say on this Sunday’s Outdated Agency derby. The ex-Scotland worldwide urged Celtic to make two key modifications in the event that they wish to keep away from a repeat of final week’s shock thrashing at Ibrox.

Beginning in aim, Hutton believes that summer time signing Sam Johnstone needs to be dropped immediately after wanting ‘nervous’ in his first Outdated Agency derby final trip.

“I believe Sam Johnstone appeared nervous in what was his first Outdated Agency recreation,” Hutton defined. “[Viljami] Sinisalo hadn’t achieved something mistaken previous to Johnstone coming in, in order that is perhaps one thing to have a look at.”

The 41-year-old, who performed in 14 Outdated Agency derbies as a Rangers participant, additionally revealed that Haissem Hassan has caught his eye since arriving in Scotland. He believes that O’Neill might unleash the winger this Sunday after a ‘brilliant’ efficiency from the bench final week.

Hassan has began 4 video games within the Scottish Premiership since arriving and while he stays and not using a aim, there could be no higher time to steal the present than towards Rangers this Sunday.

Spectacular Hassan ought to begin over Tounekti

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It was a day to overlook for Sebastian Tounekti final trip. He was hooked at half-time and will now face an uphill battle to earn his place again from substitute Hassan.

The summer time arrival emerged from the bench and definitely impressed Hutton alongside many others. If O’Neill is aiming for revenge, then including Hassan to a frontline which already options Camilo Duran and Kasper Hogh could be a superb means of going about it.

It could immediately hand Celtic two direct wingers and one all-action goalscorer – pushing Rangers again within the course of this Sunday.

The numbers counsel that the output is on its means for Duran. He’s a driving pressure for Celtic’s frontline, forcing O’Neill’s facet ahead and, most significantly, pushing opposition sides again.

His probability creation numbers, mixed together with his take-on potential, ought to make the Egyptian an immediate starter towards Rangers this Sunday.