Pedro Caixinha insists he faced an impossible task at Rangers - and maintained that the club's descent to the bottom of Scottish football scuppered all hope of topping Celtic.
The former Ibrox boss lasted just 229 days at the club from March 2017, with his disastrous stint best known for a horror Europa League exit at the hands of Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn.
As well as a dreadful showing on the continent, Rangers also suffered a 5-1 home defeat and two 2-0 reverses against Celtic under his watch.
And he insists Rangers' 2012 liquidation and subsequent rise through the divisions had left them ill-equipped to challenge the Hoops’ dominance.However, despite his miserable stint in Govan, the Portuguese coach hopes that Rangers can