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Aidan Smith

Michael Beale's Rangers 'should be three points' Celtic gap claim examined

The New Year Rangers vs Celtic showdown is fast approaching and the mind games have already kicked in.

Today in the papers Michael Beale has stated that Rangers should only be three points behind their fierce rivals having lost the opening derby fixture of the season.

"The difference is nine points, but we’ve only played each other once and they won that game, deservedly," he said. "So, the difference should be three points, shouldn’t it? It should. We are six points behind against the other teams in the league, the other 10 that we play. That is the disappointing thing.

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