To feel the heat is a given for any Old Firm manager, and Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy has a cauldron bubbling beneath him.

Just over four weeks since he was announced as the permanent successor to Brendan Rodgers, he has lost five of his seven matches in charge.

Consequently, Nancy is under enormous pressure before Saturday's derby against Rangers, not least from his own club's supporters.

After defeats by Hearts and Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership, Roma in the Europa League and St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup final, back-to-back league wins against Aberdeen and Livingston appeared to have steadied the ship.

However, Celtic were then outplayed and outfought on Tuesday as Motherwell swept to a fully deserved 2-0 win, and anger from Fir Park's away end was apparent throughout.

Celtic are three points behind leaders Hearts, while Rangers would join Nancy's side on 38 points with a win at Parkhead.

In a remarkable media conference before his first big derby, Nancy launched a passionate defence of himself and his team on Friday.

He delivered an extraordinary response to talk about his methods, including one answer that...