Rangers player ratings v Celtic: Cyriel Dessers horrible, Nico Raskin amazing
Rangers pulled off a dramatic win against Celtic at Parkhead on 16 March in the Old Firm derby.
Nico Raskin and Mohammed Diomande scored in the first half to ensure the visitors took a 2-0 lead at the break.
Celtic then equalised in the second half but Hamza Igamane had the last laugh, scoring a late winner to ensure his side won 3-2.
Here are our player ratings from the game:
Jack Butland – 4
Made a terrible mistake with his distribution that gave Celtic a way back into the game.
James Tavernier – 6
Did well to set up Raskin’s goal but his frailties were exposed at the other end when Maeda equalised.
Dujon Sterling – 6
Made an exceptional clearance off the line but was to be blamed for Celtic’s opener as well.
John Soutar – 7
Had a decent game and was one of the better players for Rangers.
Leon Balogun – 6
Did look a tad nervy initially but got better as the game progressed before he had to be taken off early in the second half.
Ridvan Yilmaz – 5
Did not offer too much in the final third and made a few mistakes defensively as well.
Connor Barron – 5
Definitely was to blame for Celtic’s second as he could’ve done a lot more to prevent them from equalising.
Nico Raskin – 9
A truly Man of the Match performance as he scored and assisted and seemed to be one of a handful of Rangers players willing to fight for it right until the end.
Mohammed Diomande – 8
A solid display in the middle of the park as he didn’t just do his midfield duties exceptionally but also found the back of the net.
Vaclav Cerny – 5
Had a glorious chance to score in the first half but took too long to have a crack at goal.
Cyriel Dessers – 3
Was anonymous for most of the game and when he had the ball, he made some questionable decisions with his passing, completing just 8 per Sofascore.
Subs
Robin Propper – 3
Was nowhere to be seen for Celtic’s second goal in what was a less than impressive cameo off the bench.
Ianis Hagi – 4
Was highly ineffective after coming off the bench.
Clinton Nsiala – 5
Didn’t have too much time to really make an impression but no glaring errors.
Hamza Igamane – 7
Scored an absolute worldie off the bench and justified Ferguson’s decision to bring him on.
Tom Lawrence – N/A