Barry Ferguson welcomes Rangers 'boot up the backside' in title fight but Celtic let them off the hook
dailyrecord.co.ukBarry Ferguson believes Rangers' defeat to Motherwell may be the 'boot up the backside' they need in the title fight.Philippe Clement's troops went down to a shock defeat to the Steelmen as they stunned a packed Ibrox with a 2-1 win.
Theo Bair opened the scoring in the early stages after John Souttar's mistake was capitalised on. James Tavernier then levelled from the spot with many believing the home side would go on and bag all three points.
But Dan Casey - involved in a flashpoint challenge on Ross McCausland in the first half - fired home beyond Jack Butland at the back post to fire a big twist in the battle at the top.However, Celtic lost out to Hearts in an afternoon of drama at Tynecastle with the fallout continuing.
Brendan Rodgers' men were on the end of a 2-0 defeat meaning it remains the same situation at the top as it was before the weekend action.
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