Martin O'Neil calls out Graeme Souness for claiming the gap between Celtic and Rangers isn't that big despite another old firm derby lose on the weekend.
Martin O'Neill has rubbished the claim made by Graeme Souness that the gap between Celtic and Rangers is not so very vast after all.In the end, they finished eight points clear of the Ibrox outfit after Rangers cracked under the pressure of the title race.Brendan Rodgers
"At the end of the season, they spent £28million. We spent £14m - and they brought a lot of money in. So we're chasing them, but we're spending half the amount of money in the summer months.Forgotten Arsenal star included in Champions League squad despite not playing for a yearI played against Gerrard but Man United icon became my toughest opponent in 30 minutes
"He's deluding himself - absolutely!" he admitted. "Because there is a gap - there is a chasm between them. "And it doesn't do Celtic any favours, I don't think, because for Celtic to be really strong and try to compete in European football... for them to be strong, Rangers have got to be strong. O'Neill added: "Their recruitment doesn't look too strong at all. Forget about European football - just compete at domestic football!
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