Ange Postecoglou insists it wasn't free-flowing from Celtic against Rangers but that his side handled the derby well.
It was ultimately back to nine points clear for the reigning champions as a 2-2 draw shared the spoils at Ibrox after Celtic went in at the break ahead thanks to Daizen Maeda. That was before Rangers found themselves 2-1 up just eight minutes after the break when Ryan Kent's strike was followed up by a 100th career goal from captain James Tavernier after the home side were awarded a penalty.
It looked like Postecoglou's men were leaving Govan without a point before Kyogo steamed in to net a crucial leveller with just two minutes to play to keep their nine point advantage over their rivals. And while the Aussie admits it wasn't 'free-flowing' from the champions he says the heat of the derby was dealt with well by the league leaders.
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Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "It was a great game of football, mate, before we get into the analysis. Cracking game, all eyes are on this game, not just in Scotland but around the world. Both teams were at it and it was a real, proper derby. It was a cracking game.
"We started the game really well, we lost control of it, mainly self-inflicted, because of our passing. We were making sort of mistakes, errors in our passing which we don't usually do. It allowed them to get back into it and they got a bit of momentum, especially with the crowd behind them, especially the beginning of the second half, it allowed them to get a foothold for 20 minutes. It's very easy to resign yourself to your fate but we haven't done that all year, all last year.
"It's a difficult place to come to, they've thrown everything at us, we knew how important the game was in the context of the league and everything else. I thought for the most part we handled it ok.
"They are human beings, mate, they are not robots. Like I said, it's a big game and big occasion. I just felt we tightened up in areas where our football is a lot more free-flowing. We didn't do that today."
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