• Rangers’ manager says his team can win at Ibrox on Saturday• Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers may gamble on Moussa Dembélé’s fitnessA stark reminder of Rangers’ circumstances derives from the fact a 5-1 mauling by Celtic in April does not stand out as the most embarrassing episode of Pedro Caixinha’s managerial tenure. A Europa League preliminary round exit against Progrès Niederkorn, who finished last season as the fourth-placed team in Luxembourg, triggered the latest wave of suggestions the Portuguese and Rangers will not prove to be a beneficial alliance. That sense lingers.That Caixinha only ever appears 90 minutes from a crisis has long since been established. His role is hardly straightforward in trying to at least create a perception that Rangers can remain on the same page as a Celtic team undefeated in 56 domestic matches, spending midweeks in the Champions League and producing balance sheets that imply they could buy the remainder of Scottish football. Nonetheless, Rangers’ own summer outlay meant they should at least be firmly established as the country’s second force. Related: Forrest and Dembélé steal the show as Celtic thrash Ross County Continue readingreadfullarticle
