Michael Beale says Rangers will take risks to try and land the first blow on Celtic at Ibrox - even if they end up with a bloody nose.
The Gers boss admits it’s a dangerous game to open up and attack Ange Postecoglou’s in-form side because of their quality. But Beale believes that in a home Old Firm derby, his only option is to go for Celtic’s throats. The Englishman can’t wait to taste the fixture as manager for the first time after taking over from Gio van Bronckhorst.
Rangers must beat Postecoglou’s men in Monday’s New Year clash to keep themselves in the Premiership title race, with Celtic already nine points clear. And despite conceding that Gers are underdogs - Beale insists they have to lay a glove on their rivals to have any hope of knocking them out. The Ibrox gaffer said: “We’ve got to hit them and see how they react. We have to. If they react strongly and hit us back harder than we’ve hit them, that’s fine. We’ll take the feedback from it. But we can’t sit back at home against anybody. We didn’t do it against Porto, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig or Feyenoord before.
