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The Celtic boss insisted he had no concerns about losing his job, maintaining, “We are very near to things turning around,” even after sliding worryingly close to being fired with a heavy loss to the Ibrox side.

Another Collapse Results in Derby Loss

The home side were ahead their oldest rivals at half-time but a second-half capitulation allowed Rangers to move level on points with the current Scottish Premiership champions. The French coach, who was hired from Columbus Crew, has now overseen six defeats in eight fixtures.

“There is unity with the board,” said the manager.

Questioned about his own future, the 48-year-old said: “That’s not my focus. My focus is on working out methods to help my team to improve on details.

Supporters' Anger On Display

The fans displayed their anger – towards the dugout and directors – by gathering at Parkhead. The board are thought to be considering to bring back Martin O’Neill, who had a fruitful caretaker period before Nancy was hired, should a change be made.

“The outcomes [that leads to pressure]. That is the situation for the moment. But when I say that’s how it is, I am not saying that I am a defeatist guy. Not at all. The message is we are on the cusp, really, really close to turn things around.”

Focus on the Details

Nancy remains focused on the fact his team can perform strongly for a half at a time. In fact, were it not for wastefulness in front of goal they might have been greater than 1-0 up. “The performance had merit except the fact that we missed more goals,” he said. “I accept that we lost, but I have also to be balanced.

“The performance we had at times was really, really, really high. This is the reality. I could not speak so positively if it was different. That is the reason, in terms of results, I mentioned it's a repeating pattern. That’s why I said that a change is coming to a shift in fortunes. Currently: details, details, details.”

“We produced many, many good things that we did, like today again. The issue now comes down to sustaining it. My narrative would not be the same. That’s why I am a big believer we will manage to fix this.”

The Rangers Boss Outlook

Rangers manager was cautious about a serious challenge in spite of what seemed like a huge result. “We take it game by game, so we can really build up a challenge,” he said. “The confidence in the squad is outstanding.”