Simon Jordan says Celtic boast a stronger manager than Rangers and insists Gio van Bronckhorst has 'a lot' to prove

Simon Jordan believes Giovanni van Bronckhorst has a “lot to prove” as he insisted Celtic have a stronger manager in Ange Postecoglou. The radio pundit was speaking as after admitting his pre-match prediction that Rangers would get a “hiding” was proven to be spot on.

The former Crystal Palace chief reckons the Dutchman has come up short domestically despite excelling in Europe where he led Rangers to the Europa League Final last season and into the Champions League group stage this season.

But he blew a Scottish Premiership lead after succeeding Steven Gerrard to surrender the Scottish Premiership title and now trails the Hoops by five points after six games ahead of their Champions League trip to face Ajax and a trip to Aberdeen in the league on Saturday. Celtic were 3-0 up at half time in Van Bronckhorst’s first game at Parkhead as Gers boss and history repeated itself but on Saturday they added a late fourth goal.

Jordan said on talkSPORT: “There’s a lot for Giovanni van Bronckhorst to prove. He’s done very well in Europe but not so well domestically. They did exactly to them as they did to them in a previous game at Parkhead except they added an extra goal to it and kept going in the second half.

“ Celtic are just in a slightly different place at this moment in time. They’ve got a stronger manager and domestically Rangers are short. There is a difference. You get better opportunities in European football to do certain things. I said they would get a doing. I didn’t say it would be nip and tuck. I said they would get a doing and a doing is what they got.”

Ibrox legend Graeme Souness was a fellow guest on Jim White’s lunchtime show and admitted he was “sad” at how his old side were swatted aside. He said: