Philippe Clement insists his winless record against Celtic is not on his mind as he urged Rangers to deliver a “very mature” performance to defy the odds and retain the League Cup on Sunday.
The Ibrox boss has failed to beat Brendan Rodgers’ side in five attempts, losing four.
Clement said: “I’m not busy with that. For me, to be a successful Rangers manager will be that the club is successful and the squad is successful, so you need to win this game.
“But it’s not about me. It’s not my personal goal or anything. I don’t win the game. I’m not on the pitch. I can guide them to what to do on the pitch. That’s my job.
“I feel zero percent on this.It’s never been about me in this job. Winning trophies 200%. About winning games 200%. So that’s what I want against every opponent, to do everything to win games and to do that together with the squad.”
On what will be key to a Rangers victory, Clement added: “To score, to be efficient, to defend really well.
“Celtic is a team who’s really good on the ball with a lot of quality. We know they showed in the league, they showed in Europe, so we need to play a very mature game, well organised, but we need to play our football also and and create our chances like we have been doing the last couple of weeks.
“That’s crucial, in top games you don’t get 20 good chances. You need to grab your moment.”