RANGERS stars James Tavernier and Connor Goldson clashed on the pitch in a verbal exchange in the dire loss to Celtic.
The Ibrox skipper and ever-present centre-back Goldson were spotted playing the blame game as Celtic pushed for a third in the derby clash.
Tavernier had been vocal with his team-mates after the opener as Celtic ran rampant in a nightmare first-half for Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side.
And The Athletic journalist Jordan Campbell highlighted another fiery exchange in the Rangers defensive ranks after Jon McLaughlin denied Jota.
I kid you not, when McLaughlin made the save from Jota a minute before Abada made it three, Tavernier and Goldson spent a good five seconds blaming each other while Celtic went to take it quickly again.
— Jordan Campbell (@JordanC1107) September 3, 2022
Quite incredible lack of responsibility being shown here compared to Celtic.
Explaining the scenario, Campbell commented: "I kid you not, when McLaughlin made the save from Jota a minute before Abada made it three, Tavernier and Goldson spent a good five seconds blaming each other while Celtic went to take it quickly again.
"Quite incredible lack of responsibility being shown here compared to Celtic."
The on-field clash came after Rangers were twice punished by quick restarts from Celtic.
Rangers first fell behind as the defence switched off as Celtic took a quick throw-in on the left wing. A quick free-kick and through ball later in the half provided the second.
And another throw-in led to the third for Celtic as Liel Abada scored his second.
A lapse in concentration also led to the fourth goal for the hosts as McLaughlin passed straight to David Turnbull to tuck home.
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