Murty: Gers can beat rivals Celts

GRAEME Murty admits he is wary of “winding up” Celtic but reckons his Rangers side are capable of beating the Hoops tomorrow.

The new Ibrox boss did his best to shy away from questions about the league leaders’ current form ahead of this weekend’s Parkhead showdown.

Brendan Rodgers’ men recently saw their 69-game unbeaten run halted by Hearts and have already dropped more points this term than they spilled in the whole of l a s t y e a r ’s ‘Invincibles’ campaign.

But Murty was i n no mood to add his name to the list of pundits who have argued Celtic have slipped back from the high standards they set l ast season.

The Ibrox side, meanwhile, have had their own ups and downs of late but Murty believes recent victories over Hear ts, Aberdeen and Hibernian are proof they can handle the red-hot atmosphere they will face at Celtic Park.

“We’ve always got a point to prove against Celtic, not just this game,” he said.

“It’s the Old Firm derby — it’s one of the biggest and best games in the world — so any ti me t hat game comes around we have to be at our top level.

“The last thing I want to do is give Celtic any motivation by telling them they’re dropping off a level and really winding them up.

“What I’d like to say is that we know that when we preform properly we can give anyone a game, so regardless of t he l evel Celtic perform at or what they try to achieve.

“We have to make sure we concentrate on delivering our best performance of the season.”

“You have to walk out in that stadium, be ready to go and represent the club.

“If we can get the mentality right, everything else flows from that.”

Rangers manager Graeme Murty.