Borna Barisic lifts lid on Celtic fan flashpoint as Rangers star hints he'd have done MORE if it was 'on the streets'

Trudging down the Parkhead steps after yet another derby defeat, Borna Barisic forgot the need to bite his tongue.

Faced with a group of gloating Celtic supporters eager to rub in a result that all but confirmed another title triumph for Ange Postecoglou’s men, the raging Rangers defender was caught on camera snapping back with an x-rated response. The big Croatian international insists he’d have had even more to say than his sweary two-word retort were he in his civvies and not shouldering the responsibility of representing the badge embroidered on the chest of his club-issued Castore trackie.

But now, with one game left to restore some pride and salvage Gers’ season, Barisic concedes the time for talking is over. The accusations that this Rangers team have far too much to say for themselves given their recent failures may be harsh given the varied media duties that are required of the modern day professional.

But Barisic accepts any more pre-match chatter ahead of tomorrow’s Scottish Cup semi-final with their bitter rivals only runs the risk of making them look silly should Michael Beale’s team again fail to deliver at Hampden. “Someone was saying bad things at me and I don't like that,” said the left back as he recalled the viral incident in the wake of this month’s 3-2 loss at Celtic Park.

“I reacted but on the streets I may have reacted even more. But we are not on the streets and I represent this club.”

But what about representing the club on the pitch, showing the strength of character needed to end a year-long run of five derbies without a win? "Listen, it’s very hard to talk about that because we always talk about mentality, we need to run, we need to do this, we need to do that - but then you lose.

“It makes it