Chris Sutton shares Rangers admission as ‘unthinkable’ Kyogo Furuhashi problem mentioned at Celtic.
Chris Sutton believes Celtic will need to be at their greatest best if they are to defeat Rangers, who show no signs of letting up, to the Scottish Premiership title.
Philippe Clement has generated a wonderful atmosphere at Ibrox, with his squad reducing the distance on their Old Firm rivals over the last several weeks and, eventually, taking the top spot.
The Gers presently have a two-point cushion over Brendan Rodgers’ side, and with no signs of slowing down, the league title might come down to the wire.
Writing for Daily Record on Saturday (2 March), Sutton said: “You could argue their result was even more impressive than Celtic hitting Dundee for seven. The way Derek McInnes has Kilmarnock playing, plenty of fans would have been looking at Rugby Park as a potential hurdle in the road.
“To come back from a goal down and get the three points was good going – and it shows Celtic are not going to get any favours.
“They might need to win all games outside the Rangers clashes – and take four points against the Ibrox side. That’s a hefty order and have we seen enough evidence to say it’s going to happen?”
Perplexed by the situation surrounding Kyogo Furuhashi at Celtic Park, Sutton still thinks the Japan international might inflict damage to Rangers: “I still can’t get my head around what’s happened to him this season but if he’s going to be on the bench in the next few weeks it will be extremely interesting when it comes to Ibrox next month.
“Kyogo has shown he’s a player for the big games and he’s caused Rangers so much damage over the years, including this season. It would be nearly impossible to keep him out of the side traveling to Govan, however Idah’s form might offer Rodgers little choice.”
Will Rangers pip Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title?
Despite their current form, Rangers fans will still be wary about getting too ahead of themselves with two Old Firm derbies still remaining to play.
Even though Furuhashi has been employed as a substitute in recent weeks, displaced by loanee Adam Idah, the Japanese forward still has the capacity to cause a lot of damage to Clement’s team.
The 29-year-old has struck seven times in the last seven encounters between the Old Firm rivals, and even with just nine league goals this season, he might strike at any time.
However, Rangers seem lot more stable under Clement, who has adopted a new philosophy at Ibrox since coming in October, losing just once in 28 matches in all competitions.
Currently on a 10-game unbeaten run, Rangers will be hungry to sustain that record until the conclusion of the season and claim just their second Scottish Premiership trophy in the previous decade.
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