Rangers will be entering their weekend game against Celtic on a high note, fresh off of booking their place in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. A few weeks back, Barry Ferguson had never even managed in the top flight.

Barry Ferguson has encouraged his players to embrace the hostile environment at Celtic Park as he looks forward to his competitive return to the home of his club’s rivals. Ferguson is unfazed about the reception that awaits on Sunday when he turns up at Parkhead for his fifth game as interim head coach of Rangers.