Source: TheGuardian
Celtic v Rangers: Scottish Premiership – live
The season’s first Old Firm derby (12.30pm KO)Get in touch! Email Michael with your thoughtsSomething to get the juices flowing.I had the pleasure of meeting Henrik Larsson earlier this year in Sweden. He spoke about the Old Firm derby.When we played against Rangers, we hated each other. But when it was finished, we were friends. Mostly Rangers fans were no problem. There was once when I was with Giovanni van Bronckhorst [his friend and then Rangers defender], who had just bought a new Porsche. We were in Uddingston because we were picking up some takeaway food. We used to order Chinese food a lot, peking duck after a game. There was this drunk Rangers supporter who wasn’t happy when he saw me and the new car. He was walking towards it, until Giovanni took him away. I loved the rivalry. It took some time to get used to it. I understand what it’s all about now, but not in the beginning. Continue reading......read full article