Nicolas Raskin and Minsu Kim in Rangers shirts ahead of Celtic Park
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Why Nicolas Raskin was left 'screaming' at Minsu Kim in Celtic vs Rangers as irate moment spotted

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Nicolas Raksin was not happy with Minsu Kim during Rangers' massive 1-0 win over Celtic on Sunday.

The Bears grabbed their second Old Firm victory of the week, this time in the Scottish Premiership at a rattled Celtic Park.

A hush fell across Celtic Park after Ryan Naderi fired the Light Blues into the lead after Kim forced Vilijami Sinisalo into parrying the ball back into a dangerous area.

Djeidi Gassama came close to making it two before the break, as Kim fed the Frenchman through before he chipped over and onto the post in agonising fashion.

Derek McInnes' side didn't stop there before the break, as Kim charged through the final third, trying a through ball that only helped Celtic turn over possession.

It's fair to say that Raskin was not happy with the pass, and Scott Arfield had a view of the full piece of play.

Scott Arfield explains why Nicolas Raskin was 'screaming' at Minsu Kim

There was a lot of talk about whether Raskin would stay at Ibrox or leave this summer, but offers were rejected.

Now the Belgium international has played a huge part in two Old Firm victories in the space of a week.

Though Kim was electric in the first half, there are clearly standards that Raskin requires from his teammates, and he will be keen to get across how important the fine margins are in these circumstances.

While co-commentating live on Sky Sports, Arfield explained why Raskin was so frustrated with the attacker after a moment in the 41st minute.

Arfield said: "Raskin is screaming at him [Kim]. He's just vacated the middle of the pitch to make a run on the right-hand side; he should just slide him in."

Kim completed the most dribbles in the game with four, and though not everything came off for the 20-year-old, it was quite the game from him in his first-ever appearance at Celtic Park.

Raskin was also commanding, and the good thing is that McInnes' men will only gel even better with time.

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The midfielder can flip a game on its head in the blink of an eye, and is clearly someone that McInnes wanted to keep.

But ahead of the deadline closing, some suggested that the 25-year-old looked like he didn't want to be in Govan.

Raskin was up for the fight against Celtic, and still has the fight and desire he had in the first game he played for the Gers.

Hopefully the start of the season convinces Raskin to stay with Rangers beyond the January window, as a real opportunity for the title is starting to emerge.

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