Danny Rohl: Rangers a completely different team to when I first took charge

Danny Rohl acknowledged his remarkable Rangers’ turnaround following a sensational 3-1 comeback win over Celtic at Parkhead.

The German’s first game as Gers boss in October saw him having to apologise to the travelling Light Blues fans following a thumping 3-0 Europa League defeat by Brann which dumped them bottom of the league phase table with no points from nine, while they also sat sixth in the William Hill Premiership, eight behind Celtic and 13 behind leaders Hearts.

Rohl has transformed the Ibrox club’s league season since and the victory over their Old Firm rivals extended his record to nine wins, two draws and a defeat, although that looked unlikely when Yang Hyun-jun scored in the 20th minute as the home side dominated the first half.

However, in a breathless second half, Rangers’ much-maligned £8million striker Youssef Chermiti scored twice in nine minutes before Mikey Moore added a third to take the visitors level on points with second-placed Celtic, with Rohl and his players taking the acclaim of the ecstatic 2,000-plus Gers fans in the corner of the stadium.

The former Sheffield Wednesday boss said: “Yeah, look back to my first game in Bergen, how it was there, I think it was a difficult moment.

“Now we have two and a half months later, a completely different moment.

“Our fans, our supporters celebrate single players, they support us as a group. But I know as well we are a demanding club and it’s not about enjoying it too long, it’s about the next (game) and I’m hungry for more.

“My group is hungry for more. Let’s continue our way and we have a great second half of the season.

“I think for us it was a perfect game for a story. I think to come back after 1-0 down is not an easy way.

“In the first half the opponent deserved to be in the lead.

“We were more aggressive for 50-52 minutes. They were more on it than us, they played in behind. But then we turned it back to our side in the second half. We were incredible.

“And then the second story, of course, with Youssef, who scored. I think this is what we want to see.”

Rohl was pleased to see Chermiti, heavily criticised since signing in the summer from Everton, double his goal tally for the club.

Rohl said: “Yeah, it starts I think in the last couple of weeks. He worked for the group, he’s smart. I think you saw today, he’s also very aggressive with his body.

“He can keep the ball, he can carry the ball. Sometimes it’s on the forward, you need this momentum.

“He was outstanding in one-against-one situations but, especially as a group in the second half, we were connected, we were organised.

“It will give him more and more belief. I think I saw from the beginning something on him, but it was more ups and downs, and now it’s about consistency.”