Just like the old days

LeGuin once again left the brilliant Buffel out of the side against a Celtic team who could open up a seven-point lead over Rangers with a victory and that is exactly what they did. If the manager continues to lave out the best players then the gap will be too large for Rangers.

What about the game then? Thomas Gravesen put Celtic ahead and it unbelievably a former Rangers player, Kenny Miller, scored his first goal as he added the second, against the run of play, that basically killed then game.

The games was all Rangers at the start, but Celtic looked more of a goal threat. Their new boy Lee Naylor sent a in long ball that found Miller. Miller can run faster that anyone else and he ran faster than Sasa Papac but Allan McGregor put him off and his lob was just off target. Then the Japanese player Shunsuke Nakamura had a right hard shot that must have stung McGregor's hands.

Then Rangers took a quick free-kick, it was from Charlie Adam, and Artur Boruc was nearly caught out, brilliant stuff from Rangers. Again Ranger handle anything that Celtic throw at them and McGregor made a brilliant save to stop Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's shot from going in.

Alan Hutton was the best player on the park but he gave away possession and eventually it fell to Neil Lennon who had time to get a cross in.

Celtic were still not doing much and Aiden McGeady should have scored with an easy header but the brilliant McGregor saved it from point-blank range. The trouble was that Tommy Gravesen was there to head into a empty net. That was the only way they were going to score.

The very lucky McGeady hit the top of the bar with a miss hit shot and then Celtic came close again at the start of the second half with a Nakamura shot.

Rangers really started to control the game now and Dado Prso's played a brilliant pass to find Barry Ferguson but he couldn't get to the ball before Boruc ran to clear it. Then Adam had a brilliant ball to the back post that had Boruc all over the place as Rangers piled on the pressure. Celtic could only hit back on the break and McGeady's lucky pass released Miller scuffed a shot passed McGregor.

But Rangers continued the better team with Prso's header cleared off the line by Naylor and Kris Boyd's shot crashed against the bar.

Even at 2-0 down the manager still did not think to bring on the best Rangers player, the brilliant Buffel. I blame this for the defeat, the players tried their best but they need Buffel's special touch to bring them to life.