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Scott McDermott

Gio van Bronckhorst admits Rangers weren't ready for Celtic as Groundhog Day mauling dampens Ajax excitement

Gutted Gio van Bronckhorst accused his Rangers players of not being ready for Celtic after a 4-0 derby day drubbing.

The Ibrox boss admits his team couldn’t live with their Glasgow rivals’ speed and intensity at Parkhead. They were three goals down at half-time after Liel Abada’s double and a Jota strike. Then a horrendous mistake from Gers keeper Jon McLaughlin allowed David Turnbull to add a fourth.

Van Bronckhorst still hasn’t won a league game against Celtic in four attempts and says Saturday’s capitulation was similar to their 3-0 defeat back in February. Now, he has to lift his players for Ajax away in the Champions League on Wednesday night. And the Dutchman is adamant they CAN recover from the five-point gap Celtic have at the top of the Premiership. Van Bronckhorst said: "It was a repeat of the last game we played in February. We prepared for these moments and we weren't ready.

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