Philippe Clement insists Rangers are 'moral winners' as boss groans over Cyriel Dessers no goal

Philippe Clement declared Rangers “moral winners” after a colossal Old Firm battle saw his side fight back to keep the destiny of the title in their own hands.

The Ibrox outfit looked down and out in front of their own supporters after a horror first half saw them concede after just 21 SECONDS and head down to the tunnel to boos. But Rangers bared their teeth after the break and battled their way to a 3-3 draw to keep the Premiership crown firmly in the balance.

And the Belgian boss insists the point was the least his side deserved, admitting there’s no way his players would have had the resilience to fight back just a few months ago. He said: “Second half we showed our real face. We showed the real things that I want to see, this never stopping team that has a lot of resilience, a lot of hunger, desire, to change the result.

“We deserve and clearly deserve at least a point today with what we have shown. I think at the end we are moral winners because a few months ago, for sure, this team could not have reacted after 2-0 in an Old Firm.

“I don’t know if many teams in the past could have done it. It is a hard thing in a very important game to go 2-0 behind to also feel the disappointment of your fans when you go into the dressing room to turn that around. Because of that I am really proud of my boys.”

Despite that Clement wouldn’t be drawn into which side now had the upper hand in the title race. Rangers have seven games left - starting on Wednesday at Dundee - to Celtic’s six and lie a point behind their rivals with the last derby still to come at Parkhead.

Clement said: "Nothing interesting for me. For me, it is important, we showed what we are about in the second half, so that's why we are the moral winners in that