Barry Ferguson has urged Rangers to seize their kick-off time advantage and put Celtic under some early title race pressure.
A shock weekend of Premiership results last weekend where St Mirren beat the Hoops 2-0 means that with their match beginning at 12:30pm next Saturday, Rangers can go top with victory at Hearts ahead of Celtic kicking off versus Motherwell two-and-a-half hours later.
Ferguson believes it's an ideal chance for Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men to see what Celtic are made of when they are the chasing pack, even if it is only for a brief period, after a tough September brought three bruising Rangers losses to Ange Postecoglou's team, Ajax and Napoli.
