Rangers beat Celtic with the scruffiest last-minute goal you’ll ever see from Maurice Edu. Scott Brown was sent off following a clash with Kyle Lafferty.
But that Old Firm clash at Ibrox on February 10 in 2010 is probably best remembered for two clattering tackles on Robbie Keane by Kevin Thomson in the opening minutes of the match. Certainly, a look at his Twitter feed 13 years on will confirm they’ve never been forgotten. And the former Rangers midfielder still can’t quite believe that the five trophies and European final appearance in his three years in Govan are eclipsed by a couple of thundering challenges that he insists he made in every other game.
Difference is, of course, that an Old Firm showdown isn’t every other game. It’s the only game in the eyes of those from either side of the divide. And when Republic of Ireland superstar Keane, who had joined Celtic on loan from Spurs a month earlier, taunted Thomson about his wealth, the Rangers man made it his mission to let him know he’d been in a game.
