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The Celtic boss stated he did not fear dismissal, claiming, “I believe we are extremely close to things turning around,” in the wake of sliding worryingly close to being fired with a heavy setback against their arch-rivals.

Another Collapse Sees Derby Loss

Celtic had led their oldest rivals at the break but a collapse after the break enabled the Gers to pull level on points with the current league title holders. Nancy, who was brought in in December, has now presided over six defeats in his last eight games.

“The board and I are united at the club,” stated Nancy.

Questioned about whether he was concerned, he replied: “That’s not my focus. I think about finding ways to get the team to improve on small moments.

Fan Fury On Display

The fans displayed their anger – aimed at the dugout and directors – in their hundreds at Parkhead. Club directors are reportedly likely to return to the interim manager, who enjoyed a successful interim spell previously, if the Frenchman were sacked.

“Wins and losses [that leads to pressure]. That is the truth for the moment. But in stating this is the reality, that is not a sign that I am a defeatist guy. No. What I mean the turnaround is near, extremely close to reverse our form.”

Nancy’s Persistent Belief

Nancy remains focused on the fact his team play well for 45 minutes at a time. Indeed, if not for missed chances they might have been more than 1-0 up. “I saw enough except the fact that we haven’t scored a second goal,” he said. “I know that we lost, but it's important to stay fair.

“The standard we had at stages was really, really, really high. This is the reality. I wouldn't talk like that if it was different. That is the reason, when it comes to wins, I mentioned it's a repeating pattern. Which is why I feel a change is coming to getting it right. But for the moment: details, details, details.”

“We produced a lot of encouraging signs that we did, like today again. But now it’s about performing for 90 minutes. My message would be different if it was not the case. Therefore I am convinced we will manage to get back on track.”

The Rangers Boss Stance

Danny Röhl played down talk of a title charge in spite of what appeared to be a landmark win. “We take it game by game, so we can really build up momentum,” he said. “The faith in the team is immense.”