Tribal Football

Chermiti equals Walters 38-year-old Rangers record

Chermiti equals Walters 38-year-old Rangers record
Chermiti equals Walters 38-year-old Rangers recordREUTERS

Youssef Chermiti has become the first Rangers player to score four league goals against Celtic in a single season.

The Portugal youth international scored his second Old Firm derby double of the season to fire Danny Rohl’s side into a commanding first-half lead.

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Nevertheless, Martin O’Neill’s side produced a fantastic fightback that just didn’t seem possible.

In the process, Chermiti equaled Mark Walters’ feat achieved in the 1988-89 campaign.

Chermiti holds Portuguese, Tunisian, French and Bissau-Guinean citizenship. He is the cousin of the Tunisian footballer Amine Chermiti.