Jermain Defoe has hailed Rangers ’ character that’s left them just 180 minutes away from an unbeaten league season.
Defoe came off the bench to grab his first Old Firm goal at the weekend, putting ten-man Celtic to the sword at Ibrox with the Gers’ last goal in their 4-1 derby victory.
Steven Gerrard’s team now travel to Livingston in midweek before hosting Aberdeen on the final day of the season.
Successfully negotiating both will mean they have gone the entire Scottish Premiership campaign without losing a game and Defoe has revealed what the hardest aspect of getting to this stage has been.
"The character has been unbelievable," Defoe told RangersTV. "From the day we came back after the lockdown, we had that long pre-season and I said it a lot of times, I sensed a different kind of focus.
"The lads have been consistent. It has been such a long season and you get ups and downs in football and the best teams in the world always get ups and downs.
"It is important that when you have down days that you stick together and you bounce back and that is the great thing about football, the next game comes around so quickly so you can put things right.
"The season has just been amazing. Just the consistency. At the top level, that is probably the hardest thing to get but if you can do that then the sky is the limit and this year has been great.
"Just finish it off, don't take your foot off the gas until that whistle goes and we lift the trophy. Looking forward to that.
"Two games to go. We want to go and win to make an unbelievable season so special with what we have achieved. I believe that we will do that.
"We have got those characters and not just the team that starts, the players that have come on.
"You get injuries, key injuries. Our two centre-halves - Leon and Fil - got injured and young Simmo (Jack Simpson) came in for his first Old Firm.
"He was thrown in at the deep end but I thought he was fantastic. I am happy for him. Every player in the squad has played their part."
