Michael Beale must put Rangers marker down against Celtic or he'll find out what REAL pressure feels like - Kenny Miller

He's only been in the job for 111 days. But Michael Beale is already fielding questions about being under serious pressure as Rangers’ manager.

Off the back of comments from Mark Hateley last week, he’s feeling a bit of heat. Now, let’s get one thing straight. Is Michael’s job under threat? Absolutely not. Should it be? Of course not. Next season will be the first time we’ll be able to say that this is HIS Rangers team. So Michael deserves to get the time to put that together, at the very least.

But you’re under pressure every day at Rangers, as a player or a manager. It’s there constantly, I’ve felt it. It doesn’t go away. What was it the great Walter Smith said? You’re only ever one game away from a crisis. Rangers aren’t in crisis right now. But there was a huge negative reaction after one game - the League Cup Final defeat to Celtic at Hampden.

That’s because of what it meant and what was at stake. We know that. So far, Michael has had 19 games as Ibrox gaffer. After beating Motherwell yesterday, he’s had 17 wins, one draw and one defeat. The only points he’s dropped were against Celtic at home. And that’s where the pressure is coming from. Rangers’ failure to win any of the last four Old Firm games.

Now, there are three derbies left, two in the Premiership and the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden. And make no mistake. If Michael doesn’t win any of those games against Celtic this season - there will be untold amounts of pressure at the start of next term. If he thought it was intense now, it will be multiplied this summer if he doesn’t put a marker down across the city.

Michael will know there has to be a vast improvement from his team in these games. Before he left the club as Steven Gerrard’s assistant, Rangers