Simon Jordan believes that Giovanni van Bronckhorst has to prove himself domestically with Rangers after Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou got the better of him in Saturday's derby.
The Hoops thrashed their bitter rivals 4-0 thanks to a Liel Abada double plus Jota and David Turnbull goals. It leaves Rangers five points behind in the Premiership title race after six games and quickly attentions turn to Wednesday's Champions League group stage opener away at Ajax.
Van Bronckhorst has guided them back to the elite competition in Europe just months on from reaching 2022's Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup, but the former Crystal Palace owner has claimed on his TalkSport show that Postecoglou is currently king of the bosses in Glasgow. That's because the Celtic manager's opposition in Glasgow has to prove he can cope with league business: "I think Celtic are a better team. I think there is a lot for Giovanni van Bronckhorst to prove.
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"I think he has done very well in Europe but no so well domestically. Celtic did exactly the same to them in a previous time they played them at Celtic Park, (A 3-0 win for the Hoops in February).
"Only this time they kept going and didn't give them pity in the second half and added another goal. I think Celtic are in a slightly different place. I think they have a stronger manager.
"Domestically, I think Rangers are short. I think European football is very different to domestic football and I think you get more opportunities in Europe to do certain things."
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