It's the morning after the day before. And while it might not have pulled up any trees in the long-since-faded title race, it's a day Rangers will remember for a long time.
A dramatic last-gasp 3-2 victory was their first at Celtic Park in half a decade as Hamza Igamane's strike settled an absorbing contest.
And it capped a monster week for Barry Ferguson who now has a famous Old Firm win under his belt after downing Jose Mourinho in the Europa League, and could hardly be doing more to state his case for the permanent gig.
Brendan Rodgers' side will be crowned champions at some point in the next few weeks, but have been left to lick their wounds on an afternoon when they didn't get going until the second half.
Nico Raskin started as he meant to continue in this one, nodding home from a corner after just four minutes to give his team the perfect start, before cleverly flicking on a James Tavernier cross into the path of Mohamed Diomande to slot home on 37 minutes to establish a dominant half-time lead.
Celtic were transformed in the second half and soon reduced the arrears as Daizen Maeda headed in from Jota's cross, before Reo Hatate found the back of the net 15 minutes from the end to equalise and set up a barnstorming finish, one in which Celtic looked a stick-on to complete the comeback.
But it was Rangers sub Igamane who had the last word, picking up a long goal-kick from Butland and setting himself before rifling it past Kasper Schmeichel into the top corner.
It was an incredible battle between the two old rivals, so stick with us as we bring you all the reaction from Celtic Park LIVE right here!
Key Events
EXCLUSIVE! Cerny sweats over SFA ban
Vaclav Cerny is facing a SFA ban sweat for sparking Celtic Park 'Watergate' after police launched a probe into the flashpoint.
The Rangers ace could be in hot water after skooshing Hoops fans in the wake of Hamza Igamane’s stunning winner on Sunday with Scottish football chiefs looking to mop up the mess following the dramatic showdown.
Sevilla identify Hamza Igamane alternative
Reports in Spain claim that Sevilla are willing to offer Rangers £8.4million for Old Girm goal hero Hamza Igamane.
But the Morocco star isn't the only forward said to be on the La Liga side's radar, with Ibrox flop Fabio Silva - on loan at fellow Spanish top-tier club Las Palmas from Wolves - as a potential summer target.
Sevillae have also been credited with an interest in Corinthians striker Yuri Alberto, but the £11.8million asking price could make any possible transfer difficult.
Guirassy a Celtic transfer 'target'
Celtic have been credited with an interest in Nantes £8.4million-rated wide man Herba Guirassy - but also faced competition from Leeds United to land the teenager.
Brendan Rodgers' men are flying high on all fronts and are currently on course for a domestic treble but the former Liverpool boss made it no secret that he was very keen to bolster his attacking options even more in January.
The Hoops are set to revisit the situation this summer and French teenager Guirassy is said to be on their radar.
BREAKING! Celtic 'raise concerns' over Cerny celebration
Celtic have "raised concerns" with authorities after Rangers players celebration following the visitors late winner at Celtic Park.
Barry Ferguson claimed victory in his first clash with the Glasgow rivals as they cut the gap on Brendan Rodgers' league leaders to 13 points as Hamza Igamane netted the crucial goal derby day classic to take all three points back to the blue half of Glasgow.
In the wake of the winner, the Celtic fans were left fuming after Vaclav Cerny and Nedim Bajrami squirted bottles of water at the home crowd.
Their actions sparked a furious reaction from the Hoops' fans behind the dugout with police and security intervening as the game restarted at Celtic Park.
The Czech international is now facing a police probe over the flashpoint and now Celtic have issued a strong statement surrounding the events of Sunday's match.
Kuhn facing 'lack of belief'
Neil Lennon reckons Nicolas Kuhn is suffering from a "a lack of belief" at Celtic.
The winger was hooked at half-time amid a disappointing display against Rangers.
Speaking to Sky Sports on Kuhn, Lennon said:
He was poor, yeah.
Sloppy. A lack of belief. Speed. To be fair to [Ridvan] Yilmaz, he played him really well.
It’s not just Nicolas Kuhn, the whole team was lethargic for the first 20 minutes and Rangers took the game to Celtic and they weren’t at it.
'I would take Ferguson over Gerrard or Benitez'
Former Rangers defender Craig Moore insists he would rather see Barry Ferguson get the Rangers job beyond the summer ahead of an Ibrox return for Steven Gerrard - or a sensational swoop for Rafael Benitez.
Incoming new owners 49ers Enterprises will have a big decision to make at the end of the season and there has been some suggestion that they will look to try and appoint a big name with serious managerial pedigree.
But Ferguson's close friend Moore has made his thoughts on links with Liverpool legends Gerrard and Ferguson abundantly clear.
He told GO Radio:
I would take Barry Ferguson over a Steven Gerrard or Rafael Benitez anyday.
'I would have gone in there with a sledgehammer'
A fired-up Peter Grant reckons Rangers' post match antics in their victory over Celtic on Sunday would have really wound up his old team.
Music could be heard from the away dressing room during James Tavernier and Nicolas Raskin's post-match interview with Sky Sports and Parkhead hero Grant says that it would have not been allowed to happen back in his day.
He told Go Radio:
I would have gone in there with a sledgehammer. Wee things like that annoy me and that's what I would be playing (in the Celtic dressing room) for the next one (Old Firm derby) and saying: 'do you remember that?'
I don't care if it was Lionel Ritchie, that's them celebrating. That should not happen at your place and it did.
Ferguson is the 'frontrunner' to get permanent Rangers gig
Peter Grant reckons Barry Ferguson is now the 'frontunner' to be appointed Rangers manager on a permanent basis after getting over two huge hurdles in the past five days.
Speaking on GO Radio, he said:
He's the frontrunner now. I said to you last week, they would have to get through in Europe, he's done that. And I had to beat Celtic in one of the two games and has done it in the away game.
The only thing he has got to do now is beat the rest of them.
Ferguson told he CAN land Rangers job
Steven Thompson reckons Barry Ferguson has strengthened his chances of landing the Rangers manager’s job permanently.
Former Rangers striker Thompson believes guiding the Ibrox outfit into the quarter-finals of the Europa League following a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce.
And then edging out Celtic in a sensational five-goal Old Firm derby thriller at Celtic Park will only have enhanced former Gers skipper Ferguson’s chances of getting the managerial gig permanently.
Thompson is sure his former team-mate will want the job long-term and reckons he is now in a much stronger position of getting it.
Thompson said:
Another notch on Barry Ferguson’s belt. He’ll be obviously absolutely delighted with the result and make no mistake he wants this job long term.
A lot of people are probably saying he won’t get the job long term or what does he have to do to get the job long term?
Well taking Rangers into the quarter-final of the Europa League and then winning at Celtic Park has certainly put him in a much, much stronger position than he was this time last week.
Thompson insists Rangers win at the home of their great rivals was a phenomenal achievements as they had been taken to extra-time and penalties against Fenerbahce just three days previously.
He admits the Rangers players looked dead on their feet as Celtic came back from two down to level at 2-2 but then Hamza Igamane came up with a dramatic late winner.
Thompson, speaking to Sportsound, added:
It was a brilliant game to watch.
When Celtic scored so early on in the second half you felt a complete sea change inside the stadium, the energy, the players were feeding off it and then they got the second goal and you’re thinking Rangers players are out on their feet.
But what an effort from Rangers to then hold out at 2-2, not concede again and then go and get the goal themselves.
Considering the effort they put in on Thursday night, a lot of them are out there were dead on their feet, to go on and win that game away from home at Celic Park was a phenomenal achievement.
Celtic were not their usual self, first half miles off it, second half in flashes better but still nowhere near what we’ve been accustomed to seeing from Celtic.
The biggest thing for me was how shaky they looked defensively, a lot of individual errors, a lot of uncertainty whenever Rangers got near their 18-yard box.
If there’s one way to win an Old Firm game, that’s the way to do it, a top corner strike from Igamane, a goal fit to win any game.
Lennon Miller lands Celtic pitch
Motherwell talent Lennon Miller has been told exactly what he will get from a potential move move to Celtic by Parkhead legend Paul Lambert.
Following defeat to Rangers on Sunday, questions have been raised over the depth of the squad in the absence of Callum McGregor, Liam Scales and Auston Trusty.
The Premiership leaders were considering a move for 18-year-old Miller late in the winter window as Brendan Rodgers is a massive admirer of the skipper.
Fir Park chiefs closed the door on a last-gasp exit with Udinese also showing an interest in the rising star. But with Miller now entering he final 18 months of his Motherwell deal, speculation is ramping up over his future.
Martin becomes bookies favourite for Gers job
Former Rangers defender Russell Martin has been installed as the bookie's favourite to land the top job at Ibrox at the end of the season.
Barry Ferguson's Old Firm triumph in his maiden derby as interim boss has seen him shoot up to second favourite, with some mega names further down the list.
Gambling.comhave compiled the latest odds on who could be the next Rangers manager, courtesy of bet365.
Russell Martin - 7/4
Barry Ferguson - 5/2
Steven Gerrard - 9/2
Jose Mourinho - 10/2
Rafael Benitez - 16/1
Gennaro Gattuso - 18/1
Derek McInnes - 20/1
Gareth Southgate - 20/1
Italian commentary team go tonto over Igamane winner
Hamza Igamane's winner sent the travelling Rangers support inside Celtic Park absolutely bezerk on Sunday.
But further afield, the emphatic finish was also celebrated wildly by Italian channel MOLA TV's commentary duo of Enrizo Zambruno and Paolo Rossi.
The Billy Dodds special?
Rangers assistant Billy Dodds had an unseen role in the opening goal on derby day.
Nicolas Raskin nodded in from a corner in the opening stages to stun Celtic Park.
And Scott Allan reckons his old Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss Dodds has a clear role in the strike that got Barry Ferguson’s men off to a flier. He told BBC Sportscene:
It’s really well worked. This is a Billy Dodds special. I’ve worked with him, I’ve seen this many a time.
Bring the three Rangers players out, it attracts the three Celtic players, it then isolates Maeda. You’ve got the guys attacking the ball in that space, Raskin gets across and does fantastically well.
The timing of the run, the delivery from Tavernier and the finish is fantastic. But it all comes from organisation.
Bernabei tastes post Celtic trophy success
Alexandro Bernabei has tasted post-Celtic trophy success at Internacional.
The former Hoops full-back got his hands on silverware as he took to social media to hail his success.
He wrote: "GAUCHO CHAMPIONS 2025! Very happy to win this championship with this great group.
"Thank you to everyone who supported us. Congratualtions to the entire club and fans.
"We deserve it. COME ON, INTER!."
2 Rangers standouts coming directly from Barry and staff
Cammy Bell believes TWO Rangers standouts are coming directly from Barry Ferguson and his staff.
The interim gaffer has installed fresh belief in the squad reckons the former Ibrox goalkeeper - Speaking on the Scottish Football Podcast - after picking the team up off the floor.
Yeah I do. I firmly do. I believe he is installing the winning mentality that is needed at Rangers. He's given them belief as well.
He knows it is a team that has been battered and bruised all season externally from results they have had.
He's had to pick them up off the floor but I firmly believe he has done that and I always felt there was a team in there, it was just finding their confidence and the players understanding exactly what was expected of them on the pitch.
They are playing with a huge amount of energy and aggression and I think that comes directly from the manager and his backroom staff.
Ferguson handed brutal reality check
Simon Jordan has dished out a brutal reality check to Barry Ferguson.
The talkSPORT pundit has told US investors they need to ignore the emotion after a top week for the Ibrox club.
He also declared live on air that the interim boss has 'done nothing more than Clement.'
Diomande pulls curtain back on Rangers 'chilled' dressing room
Mohamed Diomande has opened up on the Rangers dressing room scenes at Parkhead.
The Light Blues fans sparked a wild party in the stands in Glasgow's east end.
But behind closed doors it was all just 'chill and cool'
Dio a huge fan of boss Barry
Mohamed Diomande has labelled interim Rangers boss Barry Ferguson as AMAZING.
And has named THREE key traits the squad adore about the caretaker gaffer.
'Perfect choice for this'
Steven McLean has been branded the PERFECT choice for Sunday's derby.
The whistler has been praised by former English Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher on his Ref Watch segment for his handling of the game and allowing it to flow.
He believes the way he approached the game made it a better spectacle.
If I can just say one thing. This game is very, very diffcult to referee.
Steven McLean I think was the perfect choice for this. I thought he refereed it superbly and let it flow. It was a very physical contact game and nobody overstepped the line.
They accepted what he wanted to do and he accepted what the players wanted to do. I think it made it a better spectacle.
Ambrosini talks 'special' Celtic and Rangers and 'incredible' Parkhead atmosphere
Massimo Ambrosini says Celtic Park is the BEST atmosphere he ever experienced on the road in the Champions League.
The former AC Milan insists people in Italy know the Hoops and Rangers are both 'special' clubs with Gennaro Gattuso a former Ibrox star.
Ambrosini - speaking via JeffBet - never got to experience playing in Govan - but he did face Celtic a number of times in Europe putting it up there as 'one of the very best'
In Italy we know Celtic and Rangers are special, for me initially Rangers because my friend Gennaro Gattuso played there.
I never played at Ibrox but Celtic Park was special, I played there three or four times and the atmosphere was the best I experienced in the Champions League away from home.
It’s hard to choose between them, but that atmosphere at Celtic Park was just incredible, one of the very best.
Sterling reveals message Ferguson has 'rattled' into Rangers stars
Dujon Sterling has revealed the Barry Ferguson change that he has 'rattled' into his Rangers stars.
The interim boss capped off a big week by dumping Brendan Rodgers and Celtic in their own backyard after booking a Europa League quarter-final shot at Athletic Bilbao.
Hamza Igamane was the hero in the five goal thriller as he scored the winner with just minutes to play after the Hoops had levelled Rangers' two first half strikes.
Sterling insists having away fans was an extra boost and has named the one thing Celtic didn't like from their performance at Parkhead.
It was a big one, especially after this week and the Fenerbahce game as well. It is the first time since I have been here that we have come and beat them, so it is a great feeling and we had the fans back as well to give us that extra boost.
We watched them, and we thought let’s try something different, we were more aggressive, and they didn’t like that and we went two goals up.
I think you could see the legs were getting tired doing 120 minutes during the week, but we dug deep, let the subs come on and do their thing and then Hamza got the winner with a great goal.
The gaffer has rattled it into us that we have to play for each other, run for each other, if someone makes a mistake someone else will be there to mop it up and I think you could see that everyone put in a shift.
Green Brigade slam police for 'premeditated attack' on Celtic fans
Celtic fan group the Green Brigade have released a scathing statement slamming Police Scotland for a 'premeditated attack' on football fans.
A number of supporters were denied entry to Parkhead for Sunday's derby showdown with Rangers with a statement from cops yesterday revealing a group of 90 punters were turned away from the blockbuster after refusing to be searched.
The North Curve ultras group have now responded to the situation in a hard hitting statement.
Celtic fan soaked by Vaclav Cerny urged to make himself known as pundit in hysterics over hilarious Rangers star meme
Cerny’s antics have gone viral and ex Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland midfielder Townsend was left in stitches at an interment meme after the incident.
Read the full story right here.
'There's no way I would have milked it like that' - Chris Sutton
Chris Sutton aimed a pop at the Rangers for 'over-celebrating' their win at Celtic.
The Hoops hero - speaking on BBC 606 alongside Robbie Savage - did say the Light Blues deserved the derby spoils after Hamza Igamane's late winner.
But it was the scenes at the end that he fired a last word at following a live call.
I’ve got to say, over-celebrating at the end. I wouldn’t have done that, Rob. There’s no way I would have milked it like that.
These were the same fans who were booing Rangers. They were booing the Rangers players off the pitch a couple of weeks ago.
Now they are clapping and dancing. Come on.
Rino Gattuso berates pundit as Rangers icon embroiled in astonishing live TV bust up
The World Cup winner was on the touchline as his Hadjuk Split team surrendered their position at the top of the table to Rijeka after a 3-0 defeat.
A furious Gattuso walked over for a pitchside interview with Croatian Sports channel Max Sport 1 where the former AC Milan star shook the hands of the presenter and the pundit to the right of Josko Jelicic, an ex-Split player, but not to Jelicic himself.
Josko appeared confused as to why he was blanked before Gattuso, a two-time Champions League winner, unloaded on him, pointing his finger in his face.
Read the full story right here.
'This is a Billy Dodds special' - Scott Allan
Scott Allan has heaped praise on Billy Dodds' role in Rangers' opener at Parkhead.
It was a set-piece that was worked off the training ground with Nico Raskin stearing a perfect front post header across goal and beyond Kasper Schmeichel.
Former Celtic midfielder Allan hailed it as a 'Billy Dodds special' and it is something he has witnessed many a time having worked with the Ibrox coach.
He explained the ins and outs of the move as part of his analysis on BBC Sportscene.
This was just a continuation of Rangers trying to assert themselves early in the game and how important set-pieces can be in terms of getting a foothold in the game.
It’s really well worked. This is a Billy Dodds special. I’ve worked with him, I’ve seen this many a time.
Bring the three Rangers players out, it attracts the three Celtic players, it then isolates Maeda. You’ve got the guys attacking the ball in that space, Raskin gets across and does fantastically well.
The timing of the run, the delivery from Tavernier and the finish is fantastic. But it all comes from organisation.
Bilbao boss fumes over hectic schedule ahead of Rangers showdown
By Mark Walker
Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde has lashed out at Spanish football chiefs because of their hectic schedule ahead of their Europa League showdown with Rangers.
Barry Ferguson and Co face the Spanish side in the quarter finals of the competition after knocking out Fenerbahce in the round of 16.
The first leg will be at Ibrox before the Light Blues take the daunting trip to the Basque region for the return leg next month.
But former Barcelona boss Valverde is far from happy at the scheduling of their La Liga game before the travel to Scotland.
They have discovered they will face Villarreal in a 9pm local kick off time on the Sunday night before they play Rangers on Thursday, 10 April.
And that's outraged Valverde, who is on his third spell of managing Athletic.
This scheduling hurts us.
We are playing Villarreal late on Sunday night away and that means they have taken away a day's rest for us before the first leg with Rangers.
It's actually incomprehensible what they do because it's beneficial for Spanish football for teams to progress through the rounds.
I know Real Mardid have complained about this and it happens to us on a regular basis.
CCV earns Everton transfer nod from former England goalie
Cameron Carter-Vickers has been tipped as a potential Everton signing target.
The Celtic stopper is a vital part of Brendan Rodgers' team and has been key in the Hoops' charge for a domestic Treble and reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
He and his team-mates had a day to forget on Sunday as Rangers defeated the Hoops in their own backyard in a five-goal thriller.
But former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has told Football Insider that CCV fits the mould to replace Michael Keane in the heart of the Toffees backline.
I don’t think there’s a real need to replace James Tarkowski. The issue they’ve had at Everton is Michael Keane.
His form has been up and down this season, so there’s an opportunity there to replace him if he does move on this summer.
Carter-Vickers, you can see the quality he’s got, he’s played well this season, specifically in the Champions League.
If Michael Keane moves on the gap opens up for Everton to rebuild.
But if Keane is happy with his role as a bit-part player, he’s not going to be challenging the first-choice centre-backs.
Cameron Carter-Vickers would fit that mould and I can certainly see him making a return to the Premier League.
Joey Barton offers 4 word reaction to Rangers derby win
Joey Barton took to social media to celebrate Rangers' win over Celtic.
His spell at Ibrox on the park was one to forget.
But he showed his support as he shared an official club video of Barry Ferguson celebrating with the 2,400 away fans at Parkhead following a five-goal thriller in Glasgow's east end.
The former midfielder shared the clip to his X account and posted just four words.
He said: "Up the Teddy Bears."
'Spite was back with a vengeance'
There was supposed to be no pyro in the away end … and certainly no party.
By full-time there was both as Barry Ferguson’s remarkable Rangers side gave the travelling faithful reason to spark up.
The SPFL might have yet have something to say about that having issued a stern flare warning a couple of weeks back. But for the visitors, this was a result that illuminates what has been a bleak domestic campaign.
That's the view of our man Andy Newport who was there yesterday and offers his unique perspective on what it was like inside Celtic Park.
