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Amid the usual Old Firm mayhem at Celtic Park yesterday, it should not be overlooked that this was a magnificent achievement, won in a formidable manner, by Rangers. Of the four goals scored by Walter Smith’s side, three were quite immense in execution, leaving Smith, in that fickle way of football, being lauded afterwards for his brave team selection. The Ibrox manager chose to play Daniel Cousin and Kenny Miller up front, and many Rangers fans, traipsing into Celtic Park and gobsmacked at the news, were ready to hang Smith for, in their eyes, yet another bizarre selection. Cousin, however, scored an epic goal, carving Celtic open from nowhere in the opening half, while Miller, who scored twice, duly caused apoplexy at both ends of the stadium This was a triumph of character for the Scotland striker at Celtic Park, given that both sets of supporters were looking upon him less than favourably. Celtic’s fans came keen to make merry with their former “reject”, while those of Rangers had gathered uneasily, awaiting much ridicule over Miller’s presence. The striker duly made a laughing stock of both groups, though in the circumstances, the Rangers fans were more than happy to swiftly change the word “dud” to “hero” for the day. After 51 minutes Miller received Kevin Thomson’s high, looping cross and, just when a number of spectators were placing their hands over their eyes before the ball sailed into the upper tier, the striker despatched his shot sweetly past Artur Boruc from 12 yards. Eleven minutes from time Miller scored his second and Rangers’ fourth after the hapless Boruc spilt Kirk Broadfoot’s cross, by which time Celtic were dead. So much for Miller and Rangers being lampooned. It was an afternoon, on the contrary, which turned into an utter triumph for Smith and his players, and rarely in recent years have the broad-minded Ibrox legions enjoyed themselves so much. It wouldn’t have been the Old Firm without the usual rancour and assortment of yellow and red cards. Seven players were booked, and both Cousin and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink – the latter having only been on the field for seven minutes as a substitute but then scuffling with Broadfoot – were sent off for episodes deemed overaggressive by the referee, Dougie McDonald. Having tussled all afternoon with Gary Caldwell and Stephen McManus, and already been yellow-carded, Cousin went up for a high ball with McManus after 75 minutes and left his arms and elbows flapping. The referee immediately pulled out a second yellow and then a red for Cousin, though television replays suggested that the decision was debatable. Walter Smith was certainly incensed. “Centre forwards and centre halves are almost not allowed to [tussle] any more,” the manager said. “There was no animosity between them and I thought that a lot of the challenges were fairly innocuous.” Pedro Mendes was outstanding for Rangers. He scored a rifling goal, as is his wont, taking Steven Davis’s corner first time and belting the ball low past Boruc from 30 yards, just inside the right post. It was as sweet a strike as you’ll see in football. Yet Mendes offered much more than just that one glittering moment, bringing composure and precision to Rangers. For Boruc, the less said about this afternoon, the better. The Celtic goalkeeper has been doing a fair amount of quaffing recently, and the way he fumbled to allow Miller in for Rangers’ fourth suggested that the bevvy has gone to the Pole’s head. Boruc is a fine goalkeeper, but he is also an unruly character, whom Celtic are struggling to control. At one point here he raised his middle finger towards the Rangers supporters who were extolling him behind his goal. Rangers’ opener, however feeble Celtic looked, was still heroic from Cousin. The Gabon striker proved to be a handful, and magnificently so after 37 minutes. Cousin went charging off down the old inside-right channel, taking Mark Wilson with him but soon shaking off the Celtic full-back. From that moment, on the edge of the Celtic box, there was only one thing on Cousin’s mind, and he cut inside and swept the ball past Boruc from a tight angle. Celtic pulled themselves level within three minutes. Aiden McGeady jinked to the byline before despatching a dangerous cross that both David Weir and Sasa Papac failed to clear. Papac, in a panic, slashed wildly at the ball, only directing it to Georgios Samaras, who shot past Allan McGregor from seven yards. Then came the moment that Miller will never forget, the moment he went back to Celtic Park in a Rangers top and thrust his side ahead. And his finish yesterday was exquisite. When Thomson’s high cross wafted to the far side of the area, Miller’s technique was emphatic, getting his right boot over the ball to steer the shot past Boruc and inside the post. The scenes down in that corner of Celtic Park beside the Rangers fans following Miller’s goal were quite surreal. Here was a player many of those supporters had loathed, suddenly being celebrated and fawned over. It only got better for Rangers after 61 minutes with Mendes’s third goal for the visitors, a shot following Davis’ clever corner to the edge of the box which zipped low past Boruc. Miller then made it 4-1, prodding home after Boruc spilt Broadfoot’s cross, before Shunsuke Nakamura got a late second for Celtic with a free kick two minutes from time.

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