Rangers' “disgrace” that completed 16 passes against Celtic

Rangers fans and the media wasted no time pouncing on their stars after their chance to win the Scottish Premiership title may have passed for the last time on Saturday afternoon.

Celtic are on the brink of the title

Going into their match against Rangers on Saturday, Celtic knew that if they avoided defeat they would have one hand in the Scottish Premiership.

Their 2-1 victory in the recent Old Firm derby left them on the brink of success though. Although they are not yet statistically confirmed as champions, they lead Rangers by six points with two games to go, and have also increased their goal difference to seven more than their title rivals, meaning they will need to lose their last two games to see Rangers. win big to have a chance to move back into the top two in the division.

It will see Brendan Rodgers complete a title win at times this season that looked unlikely, but Rangers' poor form effectively handed their rivals the trophy, and this game continued in that vein.

A tough encounter, the game turned on for a second, and Rangers fans and pundits wasted no time making sure to make their feelings known.

Lundstram called it a “disgrace” vs Celtic

Rangers fans and members of the media took to Twitter/X in droves to direct their anger at midfielder John Lundstram, who endured a difficult afternoon at Celtic Park. The former Sheffield United midfielder put the ball into his own net seven minutes before half-time to see his side down 2-0 to their Glasgow rivals, although Cyril Dessers' effort pulled them back into the game.

But that chance disappeared at the break thanks to Lundstram, who was given his orders during the first half for a nasty challenge on Celtic's Alistair Johnston, which VAR saw as a red card challenge.

It was a poor game for Lundstram, who managed just 16 passes in midfield, lost the ball seven times and won just three of ten. Rangers podcast The Heart and the Hand are written by him “a complete disgrace”, while he is called “a complete disgrace” 4 The Boys Had a Dream

The midfielder is out of contract this summer, and Philippe Clement admitted last week that he is unlikely to sign a new deal.

“There is nothing official about that. I don't know, the longer things go on the more likely it is that other people will intervene. But at the moment the waters are clearly very deep between the two sides,” he explained.

After receiving a straight red card, he will now be suspended for all Rangers games this campaign, meaning he could have played his last game for the Ibrox outfit. Based on his reaction to his performance today, there will be few Rangers fans complaining.