STEVEN Gerrard last night admitted Rangers’ 2-1 triumph over Celtic at Parkhead as the best of his managerial career to date – but stressed his side must still work hard to land the Scottish title.

The Ibrox club racked up their first win at Celtic Park since October 2010 thanks to goals in each half from Ryan Kent and Nikola Katic.

They are now two points behind their city rivals in the Ladbrokes Premiership table with a game in hand against St Johnstone at home still to play.

Gerrard, whose team beat Legia Warsaw, Feyenoord and Porto to qualify for the Europa League last 32 this season, admitted the result was the highlight of his time in Glasgow.

“It feels the best right now,” he said. “I don’t want to take anything away from the fact we have just come out of a Champions League-level group to qualify for the last 32 of the Europa League.

“But Celtic are a fantastic team. You only have to look at what they have achieved in recent years. They have serial winners in their team.

“It’s emotional. You can see that by my reaction after the game. It’s a big moment for the team and the club. It’s been through too much pain here, too many defeats and setbacks and knocks, so it’s a big win, a huge win.

“We’ve come here and dominated against a very good team, a successful team, a team that we’ve got respect for because of what they’ve achieved. But I’m so proud and pleased with the performance the players have put in."

Gerrard added: “This is a big challenge for me and the players, but we are doing everything we can to take the challenge to them. That’s what we need to keep doing.

“I always say after a defeat that it’s important to move on and wipe the slate clean. We can enjoy tonight and enjoy the big victory but there’s still loads of work to do. We know we’re competing against good teams. We won’t look at the table too much.

“A defeat here would have been damaging, a draw would have been ‘ on you go’ and a win is big momentum for us. It’s important that we rest, enjoy the little break and come back with a better mentality after the break than we came back with last year.

"Every game is going to be tough and we have to make sure we are ready when we come back.”