I was sent off on my Rangers debut in Celtic humiliation – I wish my time there went differently

As disastrous debuts go, it's hard to get a lot worse than Philippe Senderos' first appearance in a Rangers shirt.

After a glittering career that saw him win the FA Cup with Arsenal, play in the Gunners' run to the 2006 Champions League final, represent his country more than 50 times and play in both Serie A and La Liga, Senderos was a 31-year-old veteran when he joined Rangers in August 2016 after a stint on trial. But his time in Govan would prove a disaster, as he endured one of the worst Old Firm debuts of all time - picking up two clumsy bookings to see red in a 5-1 victory for the Hoops.

Rangers, under the management of Mark Warburton, were a club in crisis - and the 5-1 hammering in the first league derby since 2012 served as a reminder of the gulf between them and their fierce rivals. Senderos, who hadn't played in a competitive match for four months before running out at a packed Parkhead, was picked to partner Rob Kiernan in the heart of the Rangers backline. But he found himself run ragged, as the Hoops raced into a 3-1 lead after an hour thanks to a brace from Moussa Dembele and Scott Sinclair strike.

Clearly off the pace, Senderos was turned inside out by Dembele for the second goal before letting the Frenchman's pass run under his foot for Celtic's third. A bad day at the office then got even worse as the Swiss defender picked up his second yellow card for a crazy handball after 75 minutes, slapping the ball into the air after misjudging a header. It would be one of just four appearances he'd make during his time in Glasgow, with the others coming a month later against Partick Thistle and then four months after that against Ross County and Morton.

And opening up on his time in Govan to CasinoHawks,