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Mark Pirie

Josip Juranovic and the unseen Rangers challenge that could have seen Alexandro Bernabei replace Celtic star

Former Celtic defender Mark Wilson admits he was surprised to see Ange Postecoglou bring on Josip Juranovic against Rangers - claiming the full-back was struggling with illness.

The Scottish Premiership leaders were dominating at Ibrox and held a 1-0 advantage thanks to Daizen Maeda's early goal inside the Ibrox cauldron, but Postecoglou was forced into an early change when Greg Taylor limped off after just 20 minutes. That allowed the Croat to make his first appearance since returning from the World Cup, but he endured a tough derby day as he struggled to cope with Fashion Sakala.

The pacy winger caught Juranovic out of position to launch the sweeping counter attack that saw Ryan Kent level the game. The 27-year-old would then lose the Zambia international in the box forcing Carl Starfelt to close the attacker down, leading to a foul which saw referee John Beaton point to the spot.

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