Rangers vs Celtic: Sky Sports’ Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton preview key…

Rangers vs Celtic: Sky Sports’ Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton preview key…

For 138 years, Rangers and Celtic have contested Old Firm games central to figuring out which half of Glasgow lifts the league title.

For the last 4 a long time, that dominance has been uninterrupted.

However, with the emergence of a 3rd drive in Hearts, and doubtlessly a fourth in Motherwell, the stakes are now greater than ever.

Sunday’s Old Firm game – live on Sky Sports from 11am – could possibly be just as a lot about eliminating a rival from the title race than staying in it.

Sky Sports duo Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton have weighed in on this colossal encounter…

Sutton: Rangers favourites on Sunday

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Sky Sports’ Chris Sutton believes Rangers are the favourites over his former club Celtic heading into Sunday’s Old Firm conflict at Ibrox – live on Sky Sports

“It is absolutely fascinating, nobody really saw Rangers slipping up on Sunday,” Sutton said.

“They did nicely to retrieve it actually at two down but when Sunday is a draw, then it will go well with Hearts.

“At this moment in time with Celtic, and the way the season has gone, everybody or every sensible person would make Rangers favourites for Sunday.

“At this second in time, with the nature of Celtic’s season, the unhealthy feeling from a part of the fanbase and Celtic’s club hierarchy, Rangers are in a better place.

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“Rangers are a more harmonious club at this moment in time.

“There’s a nervousness among the Rangers fanbase because they have themselves again in a title race under Danny Rohl, whose file has been completely phenomenal, however they’re still a team the place they have a slip-up in them – as confirmed at the weekend against Livingston.

“It is such a huge match because what’s at stake and not just the rivalry on this occasion, it’s really important for both teams that they want to win the game just to try and keep the pressure on Hearts.”

Boyd: Loser is out of the title race

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Kris Boyd believes whoever loses Sunday’s Old Firm between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox will probably be out of the Scottish Premiership title race.

“Whoever loses it, for me, is out of it, especially Celtic,” said Boyd.

“I can’t see any way back for Celtic if Rangers are to get the victory.

“Yes, they will have that game in hand on a Wednesday night time, however taking a look at it proper now, Celtic or Rangers must win the game to maintain involved with, or keep near Hearts, because I do assume they will get the three factors against Aberdeen on Saturday.

“There’s going to be enormous stress on it. Rangers are at residence. I do not assume Danny Rohl has any drawback in getting his team up for an Old Firm game anyway, however at residence, I do not assume there will be any drawback.

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“The fans will be right behind the team, like we saw against Hearts. It’s probably as vocal as we’ve heard a Rangers fanbase for a number of years at Ibrox. I don’t think that’ll be an issue.

“It’s over to the gamers to go and placed on a performance that leads Rangers to getting three factors, however I’ll say it again, whoever loses it’s out of it.”

Sutton: Celtic misplaced switch ‘arms race’, Hearts title favourites

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Sutton believes Hearts are still favourites to win the ‘best’ Scottish Premiership title race he can bear in mind

“These last 10 games are going to be epic,” Sutton added. “Regarding Hearts, I still make them favourites.

“Celtic haven’t got the strength which they’ve had in earlier seasons. They have actually acquired to up their game in the event that they wish to win the title.

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“But I just can’t see it for Celtic this season.

“Nobody actually noticed Hearts at the start of the season being in this place and people are pondering they are going to fall away, however why would they fall away? They’ve been at the top by rights all season.

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“They’ve recruited okay in January, I don’t think Celtic’s recruitment has been on point by any stretch of the imagination, and Rangers have gone for a bit in January and recruited okay as well.

“I believed that it could be about the January ‘arms race’, who would get the better of that, and Celtic are backside of that arms race.

“It’s the best title race since I can remember from playing or doing the punditry work up there, it’s absolutely fascinating. This could go any way.”

Boyd: Rangers’ away kind an issue in title race

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Highlights as Rangers got here from behind to attract 2-2 against bottom-side Livingston

“For Danny Rohl, the away form is now becoming an issue,” said Boyd. “Especially in the run-in towards the end of the season when everybody’s looking at the top six and Rangers will have three away games.

“It’s going to be three tough venues.

“You’ve acquired to have a look at it now. That’s three away games in a row now the place they’ve not picked up three factors and it is not ok at this stage of the season.

Rangers’ pre-split fixtures

Celtic (h) – Sunday – live on Sky Sports

St Mirren (a) – March 15 – live on Sky Sports

Aberdeen (h) – March 21

Dundee Utd (h) – April 4

Falkirk (a) – April 11 – live on Sky Sports

“You could look back in isolation at the Hibs game, in isolation at the Motherwell game and say, ‘okay they may be good points in the context’ but there’s no way you can say that going to Livingston.

“No disrespect to them however they are a team that have not received a game of soccer since August 9.

“Rangers, if they’re going to deliver a title, I feel as if they have to be going there and winning.

“Yes you possibly can point to unhealthy ending, good defending, good goalkeeping from Jerome Prior however I feel total Rangers have gotten to be going to Livingston and successful the game.”

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