Celtic deny Rangers a third straight Old Firm Derby victory

Adam Idah cancelled out Cyriel Dessers' opener to deny Rangers a third consecutive Old Firm derby victory on Sunday as the arch-rivals drew 1-1 at Ibrox.

The result means Rangers have failed to win at Ibrox for the seventh consecutive game -- a new club record.

Asked about his future, Rangers' interim head coach Barry Ferguson told BBC Scotland: "It needs to get sorted out as quickly as possible because a lot of people need to know what's going on. I've been pretty open about that. The changes are starting to happen.

"The quicker we sort what's going on in terms of next season, the better, because the season is just round the corner. Before you know it, you're in pre-season. There's a lot of work to be done.

"The quicker everyone knows who's going to be in charge, the better.

"I've been written off all my life, in terms of my playing career. People have got opinions and that's totally up to them, but I know I can do the job - we just need to wait and see.

"When I got the opportunity, I grabbed it with both hands. I've really enjoyed it. There's been bumps, that's part of management, but it's not scared me one single bit."

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Rangers are 17 points adrift of Celtic, who have already sealed the Scottish Premiership title.

The hosts looked well-placed to follow up their wins in January and March when Dessers put them in front on the verge of half-time.

But Idah got Celtic level in the 57th minute to pile more pressure on Ferguson.

Celtic squandered the chance to steal all three points at the death when Reo Hatate seized upon an error from Rangers captain James Tavernier to send Daizen Maeda scampering in behind in second-half stoppage time. But a heavy touch from Maeda allowed Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly to come out and smother the opening. 

"The performance level was a good one," Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers said. "Rangers changed their structure, we were playing against a diamond, so once we figured that out, we had lots of moments where we played through that pressure well.

"There weren't too many chances either side. We had to be strong in some set-piece moments in the first half. At half-time, I still felt we were at a good place in the game.

"Second half, we controlled the game. When you come to Ibrox, you sometimes have 10-15 minutes where you're under real pressure, backs to the wall, but I never really felt that.

"If I was to criticise, maybe our final third play didn't lend us to creating opportunities. But our build-up was composed. We got the goal, we deserved it."