Vladimir Weiss made 'silly comments' about Celtic in past as Rangers cult hero reacts to Parkhead boos

Vladimir Weiss revealed he was fine with being booed off the pitch by Celtic fans this evening - as he admitted to making "silly comments" as a youngster at Rangers.

The former Ibrox attacker was on the receiving end of a brutal 5-1 defeat as his Slovan Bratislava side were battered from pillar to post by a rampant Hoops team. Weiss had a big chance with the game still goalless which he spurned and he reckons that might have changed the result in the grand scheme.

But he acknowledged Brendan Rodgers' team played "fast, modern football" which he accepts was too much for his side on the night. "(Being booed) was okay, I don't take these things personally, it's okay. It's nice they remember me after such a long time," he said. "Obviously the result is not what we wanted. We were expecting a really difficult game, which it was, but I think I had a good chance at 1-0, maybe if I take that the game would go differently, but unfortunately it didn't.

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"They showed the quality they have. They played so fast, and we just weren't good enough in in some moments. Obviously we watched some videos of them; I think it's a totally different team from what I remember. They play fast, modern football and, yeah, it was too much for us tonight.

"I loved my time at Rangers, I was only here for a year but I was very young and I know I made some silly comments about Celtic in the past. I'm a totally different person now but it was fun when I played here. I hoped for a better result tonight, but it didn't come. That's football."