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The Celtic boss stated he had no concerns about dismissal, maintaining, “We are very near to things turning around,” even after sliding worryingly close to being fired with a convincing setback against the Ibrox side.

A Second-Half Collapse Leads to Derby Disaster

The Hoops were in front the visitors at the interval but a collapse after the break allowed the Gers to move level on points with the current Scottish Premiership champions. Nancy, who was appointed from Columbus Crew, has now presided over six defeats in his first eight games.

“The board and I are united with the board,” stated the manager.

Pressed on his own future, the 48-year-old replied: “I don’t think about it. I think about working out methods to help my team to be good on the fine details.

Fan Fury Outside Parkhead

Celtic’s support displayed their anger – towards the hierarchy – by gathering outside the stadium. Club directors would be most likely to re-appoint the former boss, who enjoyed a successful caretaker period last year, should a change be made.

“Wins and losses [that leads to pressure]. And that’s the situation for the moment. However by saying this is the reality, that is not a sign that I am a defeatist guy. Absolutely not. What I mean the turnaround is near, really, really close to turn things around.”

Nancy’s Persistent Belief

Nancy highlights the fact his team play well for 45 minutes at a time. In fact, were it not for missed chances they might have been more than 1-0 up. “There were positives except the fact that we haven’t scored more goals,” he said. “I acknowledge that we lost, but I have also to be objective.

“The level we had at stages was exceptionally high. That is a fact. And I would not talk like that if it was not the case. But that’s why, when it comes to wins, I said we've seen this before. That’s why I said that a change is coming to things turning around. But for the moment: details, details, details.”

“There were a lot of encouraging signs that we did, as was the case today. However comes down to consistency. My outlook would be different the same. Therefore I am a big believer we’re going to be able to fix this.”

Röhl’s Cautious Response

Rangers manager was cautious about a championship push despite what felt like a huge result. “We take it game by game, and we can gradually build something here,” he said. “The confidence in the group is outstanding.”