Andy Newport gives Rangers title contenders verdict
Andy Newport believes that Rangers cannot be considered as title contenders until they beat Celtic. Philippe Clement has failed to beat Brendan Rodgers in six... The post Andy Newport gives Rangers title contenders verdict appeared first on Ibrox News.
Andy Newport believes that Rangers cannot be considered as title contenders until they beat Celtic.
Philippe Clement has failed to beat Brendan Rodgers in six attempts with the latest clash in the Premier Sports Cup final being marred by a controversial VAR decision.
The league leaders dropped points on Sunday (22 December) with a 0-0 draw at Dundee United leading to talks of a Light Blues comeback in the title race.
However, Newport dismissed the Gers chances of overhauling their arch-rivals when speaking on the Daily Record Sport hotline [23 December], saying: “They have come a long way, they have definitely improved.
“This is still a Rangers team that under Philippe Clement that has had six goes now at Celtic and is yet to get a victory.
“I don’t think you can talk about Rangers being serious contenders until they get over that.”
Are Rangers title contenders?
It would be foolish to declare the Gers as title contenders right now, they are still nine points behind the leaders.
Their league form has drastically improved in recent weeks with four wins out of their last four matches, however, they have not faced a fellow top-six team in that period.
Victory over Celtic on 2 January could get supporters excited if they win the two matches before that contest but it would still be a long shot for the Ibrox side to win the league title.
Rodgers’ side have dropped a total of four points all season and have not lost a Scottish Premiership match yet, 16 games into the campaign.
The Light Blues have lost three matches and have a goal difference that is 21 fewer than their rivals.
It would take a miracle for Clement to turn his side into genuine title contenders, Celtic have been too good so far this season.
In other Rangers news, Barry Ferguson has given his reaction to a Rangers trio being linked with moves away from Ibrox.
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