Ally McCoist names the Celtic misfire that 'glossed over' Rangers collapse as he reads the title tea leaves

Ally McCoist has declared the title race is far from over for Rangers - but admitting he didn't see their "collapse" coming in the battle with Celtic.

A disastrous week in the title race saw Philippe Clement's side hand the advantage to Celtic in the run-in after defeat to Ross County and a draw with Dundee - with Brendan Rodgers' side now holding a three-point advantage at the summit before a weekend of Scottish Cup semi-final showdowns put league action on hold. But for Rangers' hero reckons there will be plenty more twists and turns in the run-in before Callum McGregor or James Tavernier lifts the trophy.

Before the clash with St Mirren this weekend, McCoist told Tribal Football: "The signs were there and I'll tell you why. They lost to Motherwell at home (first game in March) and their performance was very poor. But they got away with that because Celtic lost at Hearts in the same round so that was kind of glossed over. I could tell that all wasn't well in their (Celtic) camp

"To be honest, I couldn't see a collapse (by Rangers) of that size coming. With the draw against Celtic they've only taken five points out of a possible 15.

"I really don't think it's finished. The one thing that will have to happen, I think, is that Rangers will have to go to Celtic and win. But looking at the other teams, a side like Kilmarnock are doing really, really well and both Rangers and Celtic have dropped points already against them."