Just 8 minutes into the first Old Firm derby of the 2008/2009 year,
Kenny Miller paid 'homage' to his old club by scoring the opening goal just yards outside from the goal line. It only took eight more minutes for him to rifle a shot past
Celtic keeper
Artur Boruc, making it 2 nil. A penalty kick scored in the 25' by striker
Aiden McGeady was not enough to pull
Celtic back as
Rangers held onto the 2-1 lead until the final whistle. Both teams were playing with unfamiliar lineups due to injuries during training and previous matches.
Celtic were without first-team regulars
Madjid Bougherra,
Sasa Papac and
Lee McCulloch due to injuries and the flu.
Rangers were missing usual striker
Kevin Thomson but were not complaining when his replacement,
Kenny Miller, scored the team's only goals. The derby pulled
Rangers back within a point of taking the lead from
Celtic who currently sit at first with 16 points.
Tony Mowbray left this game in disgust, definitely heading back to the drawing board to prepare for the next derby at Celtic Park.
