Malik Tillman claims Rangers are as good as Celtic or even BETTER when they're firing as he targets defining derby win

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The league table doesn’t lie, goes the old saying. But Malik Tillman isn’t so sure the current standings are telling the whole truth either.Ange Postecoglou’s rampant Celtic may be in the box seat for another Premiership title with their nine-point lead right now.

But Rangers’ American boy reckons his side has the chance to prove they’re every bit as good as the champions when they square up at Ibrox on Monday.Of course, as new boss Michael Beale has already admitted, it will take time to click perfectly into gear for his side to start chipping away at their bitter rivals’ huge advantage, something that’s not quite happened during his first four games in charge.

Wednesday’s victory over Motherwell was another step in the right direction as Rangers maintained their 100 per cent start under Steven Gerrard’s former sidekick but there were still times when the Light Blues allowed themselves to be exposed unnecessarily by their own unforced errors.Beale seems to believe that’s a mentality issue, a hangover from the crisis of confidence this group collectively suffered during the final days of his predecessor Gio van Bronckhorst’s time in charge.

But Tillman showed no lack of self-belief as he sat down to talk over the New Year showdown, with the Bayern Munich loanee sending out a bold declaration of intent.He said: “We wanted to end the year positively with a win and we did that on Wednesday.