Celtic hero Chris Sutton brutally trolls Rangers fans for ‘giving up' on their team against Brugge
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CHRIS SUTTON doesn't usually need much invitation to have a pop at old rivals Rangers and their fans.
And the Celtic hero did just that during Gers' disastrous Champions League qualifying defeat last night.
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Chris Sutton couldn't resist trolling Rangers fans after their Champions League qualifying defeat
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Russell Martin's side went down 3-1 to Club Brugge at Ibrox
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Many Gers fans headed for the exits when their team went 3-0 down inside 20 minutes
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Rangers have a mountain to climb in their quest to reach the Champions League proper after their 3-1 first leg to defeat to Club Brugge.
A second-half goal from Danilo restored a shred of hope for Russell Martin's men - and they might have had a second, only for Djeidi Gassama's strike to be controversially ruled out.
But Gers had already given themselves far too much to do, conceding twice to the Belgian side inside the first seven minutes.
Brandon Mechele added a third for the visitors on 20 minutes, and that was the cue for a number of Rangers supporters to begin leaving Ibrox.
And Sutton took delight in mocking his old enemies, taking to X, formerly Twitter, to compile their misery.
He posted: "I thought Rangers fans don't do walking away… 20 minutes in and many have given up already…"
It's not the first incident this season involving Sutton's social media postings on European night.
Earlier this month, Hibs and Dundee United both earned impressive Conference League qualifying results on the same night.
United didn't end up going through in their tie with Rapid Wein but managed a 2-2 draw in the first leg, and on the same evening Hibs beat Partizan Belgrade 2-0 in a result which was eventually enough to get them through to the final play-off with Legia Warsaw.
Sutton had been quick to congratulate the Scottish sides, posting on X: "Well played Hibs and Dundee United this evening."
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But the Englishman was soon called out by Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow host Ewen Cameron, who pointed out that Sutton hadn't mentioned Rangers' 3-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen in Champions League qualifying two nights before.
He said: "You appear to have missed Rangers' great result on Tuesday night, they won 3-0."
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