In his live BBC title prediction for Rangers and Celtics, Michael Stewart expresses “concern.”

With Rangers increasing the pressure on their rivals this weekend, Michael Stewart feels it is a “concern” for Celtic as their starting lineup is weaker than it was last season.

After the Gers’ 3-1 victory over Dundee the day before, Celtic suffered an unexpected 2-1 setback away to Kilmarnock on Sunday, December 10, closing the margin at the top to five points.

Before the Old Firm match at Celtic Park on December 30, Rangers might

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Stewart said to BBC Sportscene [10 December, 19:40] when asked if the Light Blues now had a realistic prospect of unseating Celtic at the top: “I mean, certainly from Rangers’ perspective it’s another opportunity for them to close the gap that Celtic have presented them with.”

They’ve had several recent opportunities that they haven’t been able to take advantage of. They have to step up to the bat if they want to have any chance of catching Celtic.

However, you are correct that no one anticipated Celtic giving Rangers this many chances. It basically boils down to their hiring practices and the fact that their current squad isn’t as strong as it once was.

“They added eight or nine players over the summer, but none of them significantly raised the caliber of the starting lineup. Celtic is concerned about that.

An aging company approaching

When Philippe Clement took over on October 15, Rangers was seven points behind Celtic, and no one really thought the Gers would catch up to the leaders.

Celtic was managing to get victories, while the Gers had just suffered the season’s lowest point—a 3-1 defeat at home to Aberdeen.

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They have since gone nine games without a loss, collecting 25 of a possible 27 points to break up the title race.

With games at home against Motherwell and St Johnstone and Ross County coming up before the trip to Celtic, Clement will surely be aiming for three more victories.

If you can do that, then your triumph over Celtic in a few weeks will rank among the most memorable in recent memory.

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