Philippe Clement tells Celtic boo boys to crank it up as Rangers just LOVE the Parkhead hostility powering them

Philippe Clement has told Celtic's boo-bhoys to turn up their jeers - because it will only make his Rangers side stronger.

The Ibrox outfit face a huge test on Saturday as they seek to salvage their title hopes at Parkhead. Realistically, only a win will do as the Light Blues look to slash Celtic’’s three point lead at the top of the table. But to do that, they will have to overcome both Brendan Rodgers’ champions and a 60,000-strong Parkhead crowd devoid of Rangers supporters.

But Clement insists he’s not troubled by the away fan lock out, declaring: “I’m really confident about that, I have no doubts about that. You need to love that if you want to be a player here or in this town. I know many love to play here. It’s a case when you’re on the pitch and I know when I was there in the past, when more people boo at you, the more people are shouting at you, the more people are negative towards you, the more they are afraid their team doesn’t get a result. It works that way so in a way I think the more they’re going to boo tomorrow, the stronger my team will get.”

Gers trail their bitter rivals on both points and goal difference. They can eat into both with a victory tomorrow lunchtime but Clement denied it’s a must-win encounter with just three games to come before the Premiership finish line. “I don’t totally agree with that,” said the big Belgian, who inherited a side seven points behind when he was appointed back in October. “If you have a draw you can still become champion. If you lose, that is too long a shot for me.

“We go full for the three points, clear, very, very clear. Doing that you can make an incredible comeback in that way and you can make a really big statement also.”

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