Massimo Donati insists Celtic can afford Rangers slip as he issues pointed 2008 reminder

Massimo Donati knows all about the title race going down to the wire and reckons it’s Europa League-chasing Rangers who can’t afford to trip up this weekend.

Celtic are three points ahead of their rivals with the old rivals set to meet on Sunday in a top-of-the-table clash.

Former Hoops ace Donati knows this latest derby is a big one and the pressure is on Gers as they try to use home advantage to get back in the title race.

The Italian also knows there will be added pressure on the Light Blues because they are also trying to juggle the demands of an extended Europa League run as well, with a quarter-final clash with Braga to come next month.

It mirrors 2007-08, when in Donati’s first season with Celtic they clinched the title on the final day, amidst the “sporting integrity” talk as Rangers ran out of steam on the back of their back-breaking run to the UEFA Cup Final.

He said: “It’s great when you have Celtic and Rangers going for the title like this season. It’s a very similar situation to my first season at Celtic.

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“Celtic are ahead just now and if they can beat Rangers in the next game then it would put them in a strong position.

“Rangers were also in Europe then as well, but we just had