Rangers have lost all of the big moments in too many Old Firm battles with Celtic in recent seasons.
Every defensive mistake has been punished, own goals, lapses of concentration and a goalkeeper mistake or two thrown in for good measure.
At Parkhead, after dominating Celtic in a huge boost to confidence for a Rangers squad that continues to surprise and frustrate in equal measure.
With Barry Ferguson as the interim Rangers manager, there is a positivity that was previously missing with one player in particular looking back to his best.
After his penalty heroics against Fenerbahce, Jack Butland was at it again for Rangers against Celtic.
Jack Butland produces the goods for Rangers again
The former England No.1 cut a frustrated figure at Hampden Park a year ago.
Dreams of an international recall fell to dust as did hopes of ending the season on a high with the Scottish Cup after spilling a simple shot.
There were no such mistakes behind enemy lines though with Butland making the sort of save that his now coach Allan McGregor used to make on a regular basis in derbies.
At a key moment in the game, five minutes after opening the scoring and looking to consoldate, Reo Hatate was left unmarked outside the box and fired a long-range effort towards the top corner.
At full-stretch, Butland got his positioning and angles perfect as he strained every inch of his 6ft 5inch frame to tip the effort around the post.
Had Hatate scored and Celtic drawn level, it would have been easy for heads to go down and for the home side to settle into their normal game.
Butland shows quality that Ferguson has been demanding
It is all part of something that Ferguson has seen already, character, standing up when it matters, taking responsibility.
When asked in his post-match interview of the response to being pegged back was new dimension to the team, the Gers boss said:
“No, I’ve seen it. I’ve seen it in the last couple of games. I’ve seen it on Thursday night. We suffered a defeat. It’s easy to feel sorry for yourself.
“I’m not accepting people feeling sorry for themselves. Again, it was a big challenge for them. I put it on them yesterday to come here and put a performance on. They certainly did that. I’ve got to give them huge credit.
“I’ve said it over the last couple of games. They’re starting to build a wee bit of momentum. That’s important. I thought overall, worthy of the three points.”
With a win at Parkhead to back up the success at Ibrox at new year, there is a muscle memory in this Rangers team now, they know what it takes and how deep they need to dig.
Now they need to do it against the rest.
