Confident Philippe Clement has sent a title warning to Celtic by declaring: ‘I know we’re going to bring the league championship back to Ibrox.’
The Belgian has made a stunning start to life in Govan by lifting the Viaplay Cup in only his 14th game in charge. Clement has yet to lose a game domestically or in Europe and has even been tipped by some pundits to lead Rangers to Treble glory this season. While that may be a tad premature at the moment, Gers can take a massive step towards wrestling back the title from Parkhead by winning their two games in hand to go top of the table.
Fans are dreaming of only their second top-flight title since 2011 and Clement – who won back-to-back Belgian Pro Leagues with Club Brugge and one with Genk – has vowed to make Rangers champions as quickly as he possibly can.
He said: “I know we are going to bring back the title. We will try to do it as fast as possible. It will be hard work. But I know what the road is to take with this club.
“This was one of the reasons to come here. One moment we will take it, because we will work really hard for it. Winning titles is like winning marathons. I won a few marathons together with other teams, with other staffs, with other player groups so I know how to get there.
“And we will go hard for that. But, of course, there are also opponents with a lot of qualities and we have no control about how other teams are performing.”