Graeme Souness and Jim White clash in heated Rangers radio row as spiky host wails 'they’re unrecognisable'

Rangers legend Graeme Souness clashed with radio sidekick Jim White in a heated on air debate over the gulf between the Ibrox side and Scottish Premiership champions-elect Celtic.

Souness claimed the gap to the Hoops ISN’T that big as he absolved Philippe Clement of any blame after being in the job for just seven months. White, and later fellow talkSPORT show pundit Simon Jordan, tried to coax criticism out of the former Ibrox iron man manager and midfielder but he refused to go there.

Asked for his take on the 2-1 defeat at Parkhead which left Rangers trailing Brendan Rodgers’ champions by six points and six goals at the league summit with just two games to go, Souness: said: “It was disappointing. I felt they started… well they didn’t concede a goal after a couple of minutes this time! They weathered the early storm which you always get at Parkhead, settled down and Fabio Silva has the best chance of the first half, a header where he got inside the full back and only he knows how he put it wide from there.

“The sending off was a sending off in the modern game and it was a difficult game for them after that. He had a nanosecond and he thinks he’s favourite for it. The temptation was too great. I think he’s a good player and does a good job but you go to ground and you risk everything. Whoever you tackle will make a meal of it and that’s not being critical of the Celtic full back (Alistair Johnston).

“The last three Old Firm games… for me there’s not a lot between them. They drew 3-3 at Ibrox where they came back from the dead and they’ve lost two games 2-1 at Parkhead and they’ve gone down 10 men. I don’t believe there is a big difference between the two teams but ultimately you know at the start of each season