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Ewan Paton

Ally McCoist celebrates Rangers goal in the pub amid similar EPL drama

Ally McCoist has revealed he wildly celebrated Rangers' late winner against Livingston - in the pub.

With eight minutes of additional time in West Lothian, it looked like it was going to be another disappointing result for Russell Martin, with the game locked at 1-1.

Up stepped Max Aarons, an unlikely source, to slam home at the back post on 94 minutes to secure a first three points of the season for the Ibrox club.

The travelling support celebrated the late strike as they usually would for any last-gasp goal, before quickly reverting back to their chants of 'Martin, get to f***'.

It wasn't the only last-minute goal scored at the weekend, nor indeed Sunday afternoon, as Gabriel stunned Newcastle to complete a 2-1 comeback for Arsenal in the Premier League.

McCoist revealed how he and his family watched both games from a London boozer - with wild celebrations happening all over the shop.

"I sampled it myself at the weekend," he said when speaking about the dramatic finish to Arsenal's game at St James'. “Obviously I went to watch the football, had (wife) Viv down, did the family things on Sunday and went to the pub and watched the football.

“I’m sitting there, it was brilliant. There must’ve been about eight TVs, seven of them showing Newcastle vs Arsenal and one had Livingston vs Rangers. And we got a 94th minute winner!

“Everybody – and I mean everybody – in the pub was watching Newcastle vs Arsenal and don’t get me wrong I had one eye on it.


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“Next minute, the guy next to me, I’ve jumped up and screamed at the top of my voice and the guy next to me just about jumped out of his skin because he was watching the Arsenal game.

“But that’s what a last minute winner does to me and does to every football fan, you can’t beat it!”

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