The Old Firm derby has been criticised following the drab goalless draw between the Rangers and Celtic on Sunday. However, Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist believes such a high-pressure fixture cannot be expected to produce a quality spectacle every time.

"It wasn't a good game but do you know something - I can't remember the last 0-0 draw," he said.

"I think it was the second 0-0 Old Firm game in around 10 years.

"And although I might be wrong, I don't think I played in one - and I played in more than 50 of them.

"So why don't we just cut the players a bit of slack in this one? I think the criticism has been a wee bit over the top.

"In Old Firm games in recent years, you've had a 4-2 and a 3-2. I agree it wasn't a great game but I'm not going overboard in saying how poor it was.

"In an ideal world, you would hope it is a great game with goals flying in left, right and centre and with great pieces of skill.

"Make no mistake about it, we want to play entertaining teams and entertaining football, but that's the second most important thing to winning for me."