Rangers have changed the mood around Ibrox with two Old Firm wins in seven days, and Ryan Naderi believes the squad’s unity has driven that revival. The forward scored the only goal at Celtic Park on Sunday, securing a 1-0 Premiership victory after last weekend’s 3-0 Premier Sports Cup win at Ibrox. The latest result has cut Celtic ’s lead at the top of the table to two points before the international break.

Speaking to STV News, Naderi pointed to Rangers’ defensive work as a major reason. He said the players remain compact, communicate with the teammate beside them and regularly finish matches without conceding. That platform gives the attackers room to find decisive moments.

Naderi called the double over Celtic an “amazing feeling”, yet he warned the squad against getting carried away. A long season remains, so he wants the group to stay focused and keep working together.

“I think you see this togetherness by the goals we concede, not many. We play a lot of games to zero, which means that we are very compact.

“We work together, we look at each other, where the person next to you stands. Defensively, when you are so stable, you will always have chances to score, and then you win games.”

While the attacker is delighted with the recent upturn in form, he isn’t getting carried away as Rangers pursue silverware this season.

The summer signing said: “It’s awesome to be honest, to win two times against Celtic and then go into a break is an amazing feeling. You will carry this throughout the days and weeks off.

“We still have to understand we have a whole season in front of us still, so we should just keep this up, not fly too high, just stay focused and keep going as we are, stay together as a team.”