Michael Beale will warn his Rangers stars to be on red alert against Celtic as they can’t afford to get caught cold. The Ibrox gaffer knows the Hoops don’t give rivals a minute’s peace on the pitch and his men will need to be fully focused for 90 minutes as they look to fight their way back in to the Premiership title race.
Beale is convinced his side can get at Celts – but there can be no napping on the job like the 4-0 defeat at Parkhead earlier in the season. He said: “It is dangerous, isn’t it? If you switch off at set plays and things like that. It is dangerous because they will look to play quickly. Celtic themselves got done with a goal recently, I think at Motherwell, when they switched off.
“It is about when the ball goes dead, people don’t switch off. It is important we stay alert because maybe a couple of goals in that game could have been avoided. It is important in these games that you don’t give anything away cheaply. If the other team is going to hurt you, they have to have earned it.”
