Celtic might have flashed a bit of leg at Rangers on Saturday.
But when the Ibrox men duly had their pants pulled down at Pittodrie yesterday it served as a timely reminder of why Michael Beale will turn up at Hampden on Sunday hoping to get lucky while bracing himself for more pride swallowing rejection. Because, despite the stark and impressive upturn in results since the Englishman took over from Gio van Bronckhorst, the neighbours from across town remain out of his league.
Even when Ange Postecoglou’s team mis-stepped at home to Motherwell, Rangers responded in feeble fashion by allowing the gap between the pair to increase to 13 points before the weekend was over. The 2-0 defeat at Aberdeen means Celtic are just one win from sealing a second successive title under the Australian. But, more importantly where the Scottish Cup semi-final is concerned, it has robbed Beale of any kind of momentum just when he needed it most of all.
