Tom English makes Rangers v Celtic title prediction in glowing Philippe Clement report

BBC Scotland journalist Tom English believes Celtic will pip Rangers to the title, even if

he’s been effusive in his praise of Philippe Clement.

Rangers have cut their Old Firm rival’s lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to five points, with

Clement’s men also boasting a game in hand on their rivals.

This comes after an impressively routine 3-0 win over Hibs at Easter Road with the Rangers squad

improving by the game under the Belgian manager. But according to English, he doesn’t believe it will be

enough for Rangers to beat Celtic to the Premiership title when all is said and done in May.

Tom English on Rangers Celtic title race

Speaking on BBC Sportsound’s coverage of the match at Easter Road, Tom English praised the early

success of Philippe Clement as Rangers manager.

But despite this the outspoken journalist has tipped Celtic to “pull away” in the title race although he

isn’t predicting a comfortable Premiership victory.

Rangers manager Philippe Clement won’t be perturbed even in the slightest by the comments of Tom

English as he hunts Celtic down this season.

The Gers look a different beast under the Belgian but there is certainly a long way to go until the league

title is decided.

Rangers continue to look at transfer reinforcements in January and we’ll know within a week if the club’s

squad is well placed to mount that title tilt in the second half of the campaign.

But all of those title soundbites are coming from the Celtic camp, and we’ve got the quotes from Calum

McGregor and Brendan Rodgers following December’s Old Firm firmly bookmarked. Tom English is a

prime example of the confidence, bordering on arrogance, that has driven Celtic’s title charge this

season, and Rangers only need to keep winning games to be there or thereabouts, given the pressure on

the Parkhead club coming into a challenging stretch of fixtures.

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