Kris Boyd insists Celtic trophy dominance will never force him to accept one thing about Rangers

Bullish Kris Boyd insists he'll NEVER accept Rangers being Simply Second Best after years in Celtic's shadow.

The relentless Hoops overtook Gers' proud trophy haul at the weekend by lifting the League Cup Final at Hampden - edging them one in front of their bitterrivals with 119 major honours. It's been an astonishing period of dominance by Celts, who have lifted a remarkable 41 pieces of silverware since the turn of the millennium in comparison to just 18 collected across the city.

The financial chasm between the bitter Glasgow rivals has arguably never been greater and Treble-chasing Celtic could stretch even further in front of Rangers as Scotland's most successful club come May, when the Premiership title and Scottish Cup are handed out. Gers diehard Boyd admits he can't believe the shift in power between both clubs having grown up during the golden nine-in-a-row era. But the Ibrox legend has made it clear he'll never settle for Rangers being second best as they continue to chase down Celtic.

"I think Rangers have got to take credit for the way they performed against Celtic, but they left with nothing", he told Sky Sports. "Growing up a Rangers fan and they were winning all the time, times have changed in Scotland. But I don't think I can change who I am. Rangers, for me, was brought up on winning trophies and it's not been the case in recent times and Celtic have been doing that.

"Whether I have to change and accept that second best is enough... then I would never do that. I think a lot of Rangers fans are the same. All you hear from a lot of fans is that 'we did okay', but I'm sure there will be a lot of other fans there saying, 'well, you need to start winning things'.

"Credit to Celtic, you look at the way they