Popular bluenose Andy Halliday helped deliver a major early-season boost for Rangers on Saturday by helping Hearts defeat Celtic at Tynecastle.
Lifelong Rangers fan Halliday was released by the Gers last summer after five years at Ibrox.
He subsequently dropped down a division to join Hearts on a two-year deal and he’s become a regular at the Edinburgh club.
The 29-year-old had been providing full-back cover towards the end of his time at Rangers but Robbie Neilson moved him back to his preferred position in midfield.
He made 28 appearances for the Jambos in all competitions last season as they earned promotion back to the Premiership at the first time of asking and he did his old club a big favour in his first game back in the top flight.
The former Ger played the full 90 minutes as Hearts triumphed 2-1 over the Hoops, with Gary Mackay-Steven and John Souttar grabbing the goals for the hosts.
Halliday received a solid WhoScored.com rating of 7 for his performance and showed how much the win meant to him at the final whistle.
Rangers’ comfortable win over Livingston earlier in the day put early pressure on Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic and they couldn’t rise to the challenge just a few days after being knocked out of Champions League qualifying.
Bears want a successful title defence and while it’s clearly very early days, the initial signs are positive.
Fans have heaped praise on one of Halliday’s former Ibrox teammates for his Saturday night tweet.
