Two goals from Kenny Miller slashed Celtic's lead at the summit of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to a single point as Rangers claimed a 2-1 victory in the first Old Firm derby of the season.
The striker returned to haunt his former club once again with two early goals to put the Scottish champions in the driving seat at Ibrox.
Aiden McGeady did manage to pull a goal back from the penalty spot but his strike was not enough to prevent Tony Mowbray's first derby as Celtic manager ending in defeat.
It was Rangers who surged into the lead with just eight minutes gone, taking advantage of shocking defending from Celtic.
Boyd slipped a pass through for Miller, who forced his way past Stephen McManus and Glenn Loovens, before dispatching past Artur Boruc into the back of the net as Ibrox erupted.
Celtic then failed in their attempt to win a penalty when Shaun Maloney claimed he was fouled in the box by David Weir, before picking up a yellow card for diving after going to ground again moments later.
Miller found the back of the net again with 16 minutes gone. This time, a Steven Whittaker ball intended for Kris Boyd was missed by the striker and broke for Miller who shrugged off Loovens before sending a low shot past the Hoops keeper.
The Scottish champions had enjoyed a dream start to the game but found themselves pegged back after 25 minutes when referee Craig Thomson eventually did point to the penalty spot.
Debutant Zheng Zhi was felled by Sasa Papac and McGeady stepped up to claim his first ever goal at Ibrox, despite the best efforts of Allan McGregor, who managed to get a hand to the strike.
Maloney squandered Celtic's best chance of an equaliser in the second half when he rifled inches past the post when well-placed after being teed up by Mark Wilson.
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Metz, old bhoy thats u £20.00 up.
To all the Rankers fans...look up. Two stone wall pens only one given by the ref. It is farcical that refs are booking players for diving and let players away with assault. McManus is shocking BTW he never attacks the ball, stands of players and cant pass 10 yards...time to let him and Caldwell go.
Ciaran: Stop looking at how good looking footballers are you little mincy @#$%!
Miller ugly little fu..!
Here Todd,whats it like to follow @#$%e?????
you got tae laugh when u read the comments from the sc*m orc chimps half a team,rankers rotten only hav one f*cking team remember the cull sc*m,
now they will say half a team against seville who f*cking mauled the sc*m.
STILL NO MONEY & NO F*CKING TALENT RANKERS ROTTEN THROUGH & THROUGH .
HAIL HAIL
Jim Todd,sour grapes from a sour grape,G I R U Y!!!!!!!!!
hahahahaha can't stop laughing, we fielded half a team and F U cked them hahahahaha
kiss the badge millar scotlands best reject a f*cking 5 year old could of scored them ,handed on a f*cking plate,still tap of the league ya sc*M shyte h*ns
HAIL HAIL
once again, Celtic have most of the posession but no-one with a brain to make it count up front.
I was at the game and moby d-i-c-k was just that a d-i-c-k he shoul have used Strachans formations in denece but he never just looking to attack and score which the SEPTIC never did apart from the false penalty..anyway 1 point in it The Gers are now past the bad patch Septic just entering one..Strachan should have stayed it would have been 9 nil to the Gers...today if he had but then pay your men no money as Septic do only chips and potatoes thats what ye get a septic with no fight to come back relying on biased refs all the time..
still tap o the league!!
No bad for a so called cellic reject !
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