Van Bronkhorst fumes over Gers' limp first-half display

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst expressed his disbelief at his team's first-half display at Celtic Park that paved the way for a 3-0 defeat to their biggest rivals.

In a frenetic first half at Parkhead, Reo Hatate marked his Old Firm debut by grabbing a stunning brace before winger Liel Abada added a third from a cross from the Japanese midfielder with Rangers keeper Allan McGregor limiting the damage.

The win means Celtic leapfrog their neighbours to lead the cinch Premiership by a single point.

"It seemed like it was the first Old Firm we played," van Bronckhorst told Sky Sports afterwards

"We know what it will bring, the Old Firm, and what you have to do - the environment you go in, the ambience, the pressure you get, everything. But it seemed like we weren't ready for it.

"You see the way we gave the goals away, it's the sharpness, I cannot say otherwise, not going with your man, not being ready for the battles.

"I think it was unbelievable, the first half. Our Old Firm game started in the second half, we were much better and much more aggressive, and we played the second half really well. But the first half we gave the game away.

"For sure it wasn't something I expected, when I saw the training we had, how focused we were before the game.

"But when the game started, we were just waiting for a goal to be scored. For me that's impossible.

"We were too naive and we deserved to be 3-0 down the way we played."

The Dutchman was also stunned to see some of his players, including skipper James Tavernier, appealing for referee Bobby Madden to stop the game for a head knock to Calvin Bassey as Hatate lined up his opening goal.

And he had no complaints about Madden like some of his players.

"It's a decision for the referee to