Having seen his side surrender a commanding two goal lead in the second half of an Old Firm derby which they had been in complete control of, Danny Rohl was unable to disguise his dismay.

However, the German coach, whose men had gone in front through a first half Youssef Chermiti double, was disappointed not despondent following the 2-2 draw. 

He dismissed suggestions that Rangers' second half collapse showed that his players lack the mental strength needed to negotiate what promises to be a demanding Scottish title run-in and brushed off questions about the failings of specific players at his post-match press conference.

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Rohl, whose team will play Celtic at home again in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup quarter-final on Sunday, was adamant his new-look team simply need to maintain their first-half performance for the full game to achieve their ambitions this term. 

“I don’t accept this about mentality,” he said. “Everyone who has played football knows there is a story in every game. It’s important that we continue our performance for the whole 90 minutes. We need to do this.

“Yeah, of course...