Sun 2 November 2025 16:35, UK

Rangers eventually lost a dramatic cup tie to old rivals Celtic 3-1 despite fighting back admirably from a goal and a man down.

After Rangers beat Hibs 1-0 in midweek to make it back-to-back league wins under Danny Rohl there looked to be some signs of life for the Light Blues.

Brendan Rodgers’ exit at Celtic handed Rangers a potential opening and the League Cup semi-final was the ideal chance to make Martin O’Neill’s outfit feel uncertain.

The Light Blues made an awful start to the game with Nasser Djiga‘s error in the opening minutes letting the Hoops in, setting the tone for edginess and confusion at the back throughout the first half.

Rangers escaped going behind in chaotic fashion when a VAR offside review disallowed an early Nico Raskin own-goal, which had looped in when Djiga booted it into him amid confusion from a quick Celtic free kick.

The reprieve lasted less than 10 minutes before Johnny Kenny nodded home virtually unchallenged at a corner, and Thelo Aasgaard‘s red card on 38 minutes made it an uphill battle from there.

Rohl’s players put Celtic under pressure with 10 men after the break to show admirable...