Ange Postecoglou insists Celtic defeat to Rangers changes nothing as he gears up for 'white-knuckled' title finish

It was only a question posed by Barry Ferguson.

But Ange Postecoglou insists Celtic have already provided the Rangers legend with the answer this season.

Ferguson threw down the gauntlet on these pages yesterday. Have Celtic got the bottle to get over the Premiership finishing line?

In fairness to the Record Sport columnist, he admitted he doesn’t have many doubt this Hoops squad does have the stones.

But by dangling the query out there, it just turned up the heat and extra notch when it’s already starting to get sweltering in the Premiership title race.

Postecoglou is not a man to get caught up in some of the off the pitch fun and games that surrounds the intense fight to be crowned champs.

And suggesting somehow his side’s stomach for the battle caused the kind of raised eyebrow not seen since Roger Moore was battling with Bloefeld.

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Celtic haven’t lost in the league since last September. They’ve only drawn three games in 33 as well, to sit six points clear at the top – and with a colossal goal difference – with five games to go.

But defeat to Rangers in the Scottish Cup semis last weekend has offered some a glimmer of hope there could be a Premiership stumble on the horizon.

Maybe