Scottish Premiership: How does Ross County's win over Rangers leave title race with Celtic?

[CharlieH]

 

"From what was a very strong position for Rangers, it becomes a very strong position for Celtic" - all thanks to one historic afternoon in Dingwall.

Former Scotland striker John Robertson was responding to Ross County's first-ever win over their visitors from Glasgow.

 

Philippe Clement's Rangers headed to the Highlands with their eyes on maximum points from their two games in hand. They knew that winning Sunday's game and Wednesday's match at Dundee would take them top of the Scottish Premiership again by two points.

Instead, a 3-2 defeat leaves Rangers four adrift of the reigning champions and with games fast running out to overhaul their city rivals.

It now looks like Rangers will have to win the final Old Firm derby of the season - having already failed to beat Celtic on three occasions this season - to have any chance of a 56th Scottish title. And do so at Celtic Park.

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Worst defensive display under Clement?

Then-leaders Rangers were let off the hook in early March when their last domestic slip-up, a home defeat by Motherwell, was followed the next day by Heart of Midlothian's victory over Celtic.

However, the warning signs were possibly there that Rangers' previous 11-game winning run masked an element of fragility.

Clement's side earned another reprieve last weekend when they gifted Celtic a 2-0 lead and also came from 3-2 behind to earn a draw that kept them a point behind but with a game in hand.

 

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