Rangers shock Celtic with comeback for the ages as Matondo magic sees advantage Ibrox – 5 talking points

Champions Celtic coughed up two leads as rousing Rangers snatched an improbable 3-3 draw at Ibrox and Adam Idah was denied a late winner by Rabbi Mantondo's magical leveller.

The Irishman thought he'd won it in the 88th minute after firing through Dujon Sterling and Jack Butland 71 seconds after Abdallah Sima's deflected effort brought Rangers level in a game they looked out for the count in at half time. But Matondo had other ideas to leave Celtic on the floor.

It was a game of tension and drama from the off. Daizen Maeda scored within 60 seconds as his deflection on James Tavernier's clearance flew past Jack Butland. Matt O'Riley's ice-cool penalty made it 2-0. Rangers then pulled one back from the spot as James Tavernier converted a fiercely-debated penalty award in the eyes of the visitors. All the madness of the first 87 minutes paled in comparison to the epic finish which now sees the champions remain one clear with the Ibrox side retaining a game in hand against Dundee.

The one benefit of conceding early is it allows for plenty of time to recover, however, nothing was coming easy for the hosts and they had to wait until the 24th minute for their golden chance to present itself. Rangers have been critiqued for their pedestrian set plays but Connor Goldson should have found the net from a tantalising corner. However, it hit shoulder rather than head.

But the champions bared their teeth and a deluge of chances followed. Maeda misfired, Hatate was inches wide and O'Riley was spectacularly denied by an overworked Butland. But the Dane's revenge was prompt as he popped a panenka over the England hopeful – with Gareth Southgate watching on – after Beaton was sent to the monitor to award a penalty for a clear handball