Scott Brown has delivered a pop at Rangers - as the Celtic legend insists the club's rivals were experts in coping with no pressure in 2021.
The former midfielder is now in charge of League One side Fleetwood Town, guiding them to mid-table in England's third tier alongside a club-record FA Cup run. Their season is drawing to a close and Brown will be closely watching this Sunday when Ange Postecoglou's Hoops look to make it past Michael Beale's Light Blues and into the Scottish Cup final with a big last four success.
His stint in Glasgow's east-end was trophy-laden, but the 37-year-old left on a downbeat note, with Rangers stopping 10-in-a-row as football was played behind closed doors in season 2020/21. And when asked about the standard of Scotland's game, Brown was keen to take note, with Celtic on course to win 11 of the last 12 titles: "Scotland's top flight is relentless and especially here in Glasgow, Rangers, Celtic, it's that relentlessness.
"You need to make sure you keep winning and there is a lot of players that can't do that. They are fantastic footballers but don't understand what it takes to be a Celtic player.
"If you don't win, there's 60,000 on top of you and if you want 60,000 loving you, you have to thrive off that. A lot of players struggle with the pressure, and a lot of players, especially when Covid came, shall we say another team did really when there was no pressure. It's a fantastic game up the road and a fantastic league."
It's a response that left pundits Andy Walker and Craig Moore in stitches, but when asked for his Sunday score prediction, Brown wasn't done with his Rangers jibes.
When asked for how he thought things would play out, he told former Rangers man Moore: "Craigy's not going to be a happy man!"
