'In Pain' - Kris Boyd mocked by Celtic hero after he lost it over Rangers loss live on Sky Sports

Rangers losing 3-0 at Celtic left Kris Boyd “in pain” and his fellow pundits searching for a therapist for him, according to Stiliyan Petrov.

The former Hoops midfielder mocked the ex-Gers striker in response to a fan on X (2 September) after being alongside him in the Sky Sports studio at Parkhead the day before.

Boyd raged at the deficiencies on display on the pitch and the running of the club off it after the result which left Philippe Clement five points adrift of Brendan Rodgers already, and Petrov admitted it was “hectic” in the studio.

He wrote: “Nothing to add on. He was in pain. I left him to get his frustration and anger out.”

He then added, referring to himself and James McFadden: “We were googling for a good phycological [sic] mentor to calm him down. It was hectic in the studio”.

Philippe Clement goes another Old Firm derby without Rangers win

Boyd spoke for plenty of Gers supporters when he took aim at how far off their Old Firm rivals they have slipped since winning the title under Steven Gerrard.

Philippe Clement has now gone five games without a victory over Celtic and the team appears to have gone backwards since it threw away the title last term.

The sad truth for the Light Blues is that Petrov, Chris Sutton and company can afford to sit back and enjoy themselves while Boyd is left furious.

A position of strength three years ago has been well and truly squandered now and it is an uphill battle once again.

Clement has to shoulder some of the blame for how he seems to be getting less out of his players the more he remoulds the squad in his image.

But the Belgian may also be a victim of his own early success in turning around a sinking ship under Michael Beale with such effectiveness last season.

He has also won one of just three Gers trophies since returning to the Scottish Premiership and hitting the reset button once again at this point is going to continue to the same cycle into next season at an absolute minimum.

The Ibrox board have reportedly already made the decision on whether to do that [The Herald, 27 July] but the rights and wrongs of that don’t make the current situation any more comfortable.

In other Rangers news, Michael Stewart has told Gers fans to do something “extremely difficult” after the loss to Celtic.

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