Key reasons why Rangers are unlikely to sack Clement revealed as Arsenal icon praises Celtic

Celtic played out a 0-0 draw against Atalanta in the Champions League last night, as Rangers prepare for their game against FCSB tonight - but what is happening in the Scottish Premiership rumour mill?

Rangers boss Phillipe Clement has defended his position as head coach in a recent interview - meanwhile, an Arsenal legend praised Celtic for their performance last night.

Phillipe Clement stresses Rangers must have ‘consistency’ with managers

Phillipe Clement and Rangers have endured a difficult start to the season - several pockets of the Gers’ fanbase have begun to call for the Belgian’s head. Nevertheless, Clement thinks that this is not the route to go down - and not for his own sake.

He criticised the Light Blues’ policy of hiring and firing managers, saying that they need to ‘follow one process’ and said that implementing a style ‘takes time’.

Speaking to the press, Clement said: “It's been the only way in clubs all over over the world. If you change ideas every three months, six months or every year, of course there's no consistency in the club. So you need to follow a track, you need to follow one process that everybody keeps on going in the same direction.

"That's crucial. Otherwise you always have ups and downs and you will change a lot because if you go in a emotion of the day or one or two results, then you can never create consistency over the long term. Of course, that was all the idea about the contract from the board and also from me to show that I would not leave if something else came along.

“So everybody who did this job knows to make that rebuild and cut wages while making the club sustainable and investing in young players for now and for the future, it takes time. You cannot do that in one, two, three months. That's impossible.”

“Everyone is working really hard to make it as fast as possible, that I can say to the fans. People who are not happy now, they were probably happy really happy with me six months ago, nine months ago. I am still the same man. In fact, I’m working even much harder than I did at that moment because there are much more things to be done, not only on the sportive side but also on the non-sportive side in this moment in the club.”

Martin Keown praises Celtic following Atalanta draw

Celtic picked up a positive result last night in the Champions League when they drew 0-0 with a tough Atalanta side - their defensive indefatigability earned them the praise of former Arsenal star Martin Keown.

He also sung the praises of head coach Brendan Rodgers for adapting Celtic’s approach to meet their opponents - something he has been criticised for failing to do in previous Champions League games.

After the game, Keown said: “100 per cent [Rodgers changed his ways]. They definitely sat much deeper, it was very reminiscent of the way Arsenal played and hung on for large periods. Celtic, almost, made easy work of it. That does a lot for their confidence.”