Kevin Thomson and the 'skint c***' Celtic jibe from Robbie Keane that left Rangers hero with a derby point to prove

Rangers beat Celtic with the scruffiest last-minute goal you’ll ever see from Maurice Edu. Scott Brown was sent off following a clash with Kyle Lafferty.

But that Old Firm clash at Ibrox on February 10 in 2010 is probably best remembered for two clattering tackles on Robbie Keane by Kevin Thomson in the opening minutes of the match. Certainly, a look at his Twitter feed 13 years on will confirm they’ve never been forgotten. And the former Rangers midfielder still can’t quite believe that the five trophies and European final appearance in his three years in Govan are eclipsed by a couple of thundering challenges that he insists he made in every other game.

Difference is, of course, that an Old Firm showdown isn’t every other game. It’s the only game in the eyes of those from either side of the divide. And when Republic of Ireland superstar Keane, who had joined Celtic on loan from Spurs a month earlier, taunted Thomson about his wealth, the Rangers man made it his mission to let him know he’d been in a game.

“I can’t say Robbie was in my sights that day,” he told the Off The Record podcast. “It didn’t really matter who it was – I just wanted to impose myself on the game.

“The reaction came about after he pulled my jersey and I kind of pushed him, I had just tackled him and was getting up ready to go again. He said something to me about being a ‘skint c***’.

“To be honest, I wouldn’t have minded being a tenner behind Robbie Keane! But now we had a wee personal duel on the pitch and I took it upon myself to make a beeline for him whenever I got the opportunity. I wanted to impose my physicality on him and get in around his feet.

“Robbie was a top player and unluckily for him and luckily for me, that day caught the Rangers’