Credit to McInnes as Rangers carry out derby plan to perfection

[BBC] Rangers' imposing Old Firm victory was the type of performance I thought we would be getting this season under Derek McInnes. Organised, aggressive and using the attacking four to hurt the opposition. When I saw the team line-up, it looked like a 4-4-2 and I was thinking Rangers are going to get overrun in midfield. However, massive credit to McInnes. It was not a 4-4-2 at all. The way he combated the numerical disadvantage was to have James Penrice in the middle of the pitch out of possession and then using him in a wider position, allowing him to underlap and overlap Djeidi Gassama when in possession. The three at the back bullied Celtic's attackers, restricting them to one shot on target - one that Ivor Pandur could have thrown his hat on. Olwethu Makhanya looks like a Rolls-Royce defender so far. He is showing everything you need to be good in Scottish football. In midfield, Penrice was full of energy and discipline, much like Nico Raskin, who showed why he is in the Belgium team. And Dan Neil was excellent; he dictated play in there and his two goals capped off a magnificent display. Gassama and Kim Min-su pinned back Celtic's full-backs. They didn't have much final-third quality but their directness helped keep Celtic on the back foot. Kevin Kelsy missed a good chance early on but his all-round play was great. He also worked well in tandem with Ryan Naderi. One thing I enjoyed was him pinning Cameron Carter-Vickers and of course his goal was extremely well taken. McInnes is right to say the performance has to be a reference point for the players. They now have to find a way to go to Celtic on Sunday and come away with the three points. The game will be totally different, but another Rangers result is what is required. Even this early, we cannot afford to go eight points behind. The performance and result should give the manager and players plenty of belief for Sunday. It's shaping up to be an interesting match, but for now Rangers look as if we are headed in the right direction. We have five domestic wins on the bounce and a cup semi-final to look forward to. We would have taken that position given where we were after Jablonec.