Joe Aribo not dwelling on Rangers’ draw at Ross County ahead of Celtic clash

Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo stressed the need to move on from their disappointment in Dingwall as they prepare to travel to Celtic Park on Wednesday.

Gers were held to a 3-3 draw by Ross County and Celtic’s late win over Dundee United saw the cinch Premiership champions’ lead at the top of the table cut to two points.

Rangers dominated the second half but failed to put the game to bed and gifted their opponents three goals with goalkeeper Allan McGregor, twice, and centre-back Calvin Bassey, particularly culpable.

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s side go into the derby in indifferent form after taking five points from their first three league matches of 2022, with their win coming courtesy of a solitary late goal at home to Livingston.

But Aribo’s return from Africa Cup of Nations duty gave Rangers a lift in Dingwall, as did the performance of new loan signing Amad Diallo.

And the Nigeria midfielder is determined to look ahead to Wednesday’s challenge rather than back at Saturday.

“You can never really dwell on performances, good or bad,” he said. “We have to dust ourselves off, get ready and do all we can so that we can put in a good performance on Wednesday.”

Aribo was the stand-out performer but Diallo also made a major impact on his debut.

The Manchester United winger showed his speed and desire to finish off Aribo’s excellent assist for the opener and his shot led to James Tavernier making it 2-2 just after the break.

The 19-year-old went off midway through the second half after receiving treatment but looks set to feature against Celtic, although a 90-minute performance looks beyond him just now following only his second appearance of the season.

Van Bronckhorst said: “You could see his quality. He scored the first