Win over rivals has Light Blues buzzing

Joe Worrall says a weight has been lifted from Rangers’ shoulders after the Ibrox side finally wrestled free of Brendan Rodgers’s Old Firm grip.

And now clear of the doubts that have dragged them down, the defender expects Gers to go on and challenge Celtic for the title the Light Blues faithful have been longing for.

Rodgers had reigned supreme in Glasgow since taking over in 2016, going undefeated through his first 12 derby clashes as his dominant outfit chalked up a 31-6 aggregate score.

But his unblemished run was halted last month when Steven Gerrard’s pumped-up outfit claimed a precious 1-0 triumph to draw level at the top of the table.

Two weeks on, Worrall is still buzzing from his side’s victory and hopes to maintain the feel-good factor all the way to the finishing line.

Speaking to RangersTV from the club’s Tenerife training camp, he said: “It was crazy and really hard to describe the feeling, walking out on to the pitch and then leaving it after the win was incredible. I’ll never forget that game.

“The atmosphere, the fans, the goal Ryan Jack scored and the tackles – I put in a few meaty ones – but it was just brilliant and everyone really played well that day.

“We knew we were capable of doing it. I think we went out there with all guns blazing and we should have scored three or four goals in my opinion.

“It was not so much relief, just a real sense of achievement for the people that had doubted us and for the draws and silly mistakes and losses that we have had as a team. I think we proved that we can do it against Celtic, who are our main title contenders this year.”