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Barry Ferguson has guided Rangers into the last eight of the Europa League
It was a super Sunday if you were fans of the visiting teams in the weekend's derby matches.
Rangers supporters could revel in a long-awaited victory at Celtic Park while Dundee fans savoured a first win at Tannadice in 21 years.
Celtic will still likely retain the Scottish Premiership despite the pain of Sunday's Old Firm defeat - but the result could have a significant impact at Ibrox, as Rangers cast their eye around for a permanent manager.
This is how fans of the four clubs reacted to derby weekend...
'Ferguson has definitely lit the fire'
Chris: Rangers will have to give Barry Ferguson time to make up for Philippe Clement's huge mistakes. Yes, Rangers have turned a small corner by overturning Fenerbahce and then beating Celtic, but there's still a long way to go. I would give him a transfer window at least - in my eyes he deserves the time. The last results and being a bluenose helps.
Pete: After the fine performance against Celtic and getting into the last eight of the Europa League, give the job to Ferguson and his team, who have instilled passion, fire and belief into this group of players which was lacking under both Michael Beale and Clement. Nico Raskin was magnificent and full marks to John Souttar and 'Tav' [James Tavernier]. Buzzing!
Ross: Where's this been all year?! Best performance domestically this year (apart from the New Year game) and [Hamza] Igamane comes out with a brilliant goal to cap it off. Raskin was superb, but the defending still looks a bit patchy in places. Just hope Barry keeps the manager job for next year.
Frazer: Great game to watch. Ferguson has definitely lit the fire that was missing. However there were three managers in the Rangers dugout, the entire coaching staff barking orders for the full 90 minutes, demanding a passionate performance. I would like to give Ferguson and co the chance next season, but regardless, let's enjoy them while they're here!
Anonymous: Brilliant from Barry the beginner against Brendan [Rodgers] the 'unbeatable'. The midfield have gone up a notch and Igamane has added a few million to his price. Superb and well done Souttar too.
Robert: I can only use one word: brilliant, the whole team. If Ferguson carries on like this they don't need to look for a manager - he's there.
Martin: Absolutely fantastic week. So happy for Barry and his team. I would give him the job, but let's see what happens. Three good goals and a good team performance, but we stood off them too much in the second half, which caused the problems. We should know that was going to happen, but well done guys.
...but there are a few yet to be convinced
Allan: Great first half, but we still showed our vulnerabilities in the second. For those who think Barry Ferguson has done enough to get the manager's job, remember under Clement we won 3-0 last time out.
Lennie: Absolutely superb result, what a week. This present team completely baffles me from one game to the next. Barry has done brilliantly since he came in but let's not get carried away, a lot of these players HAVE to go at the end of this season. Get Steven Gerrard back and rebuild for next season.
Highlights: Celtic 2-3 Rangers
'Brendan has some thinking to do'
Celtic fans were fairly sanguine about a rare home Old Firm defeat - and one can even see benefit in the loss...
Richard: Celtic performance was unacceptable. Rodgers outfoxed by a relative amateur raises serious concerns.
Liam: Our tempo was so slow for most of the game. Playing from the back doesn't suit us because we don't have technically good enough defenders, and a high press causes us issues. We missed our captain. Some of our players looked scared to make a pass and kept going backwards. Rodgers needs to address that. We are still on for the treble though.
John: Great game and a kick up the pants is not a bad thing. At 2-2 only one team looked like winning it - and we didn't. A great strike following a defensive error won it. If that gets 'Baz' the job, then here's looking forward to another decade of Celtic dominance. 'Baz' doesn't have the CV for the job.
Andy: We need better defenders that can pass through the lines when under pressure and the midfield is nowhere near strong enough. The last two derbies they have looked liked they thought they just had to turn up. Brendan has some thinking to do, but we can still win the treble.
Highlights: Dundee Utd 2-4 Dundee
'If only we could play United every week'
Quite simply, the Tayside derby was dreamland for Dundee supporters...
Bob: Absolutely fantastic in the first half. Sat back in the second half but our captain put in an unbelievable performance, marshalling our defence. Don't want to be greedy but could and should have been five or six.
Martin: That's an absolutely massive result. We were a joy to watch on the counter. But it helps we were more solid at the back. I thought [Joe] Shaughnessy was immense. Was worried about [Mohamed] Sylla but he also did a lot of great battling and winning fouls - much better game management from us. Play like that in the remaining eight games and we can be safe.
Rod: Great win, easy! If only we could play United every week, we'd have a chance of winning the league! It's been a strange season because we have a quality squad and we should not be second bottom, but we are. Defensively 'Doc' [Tony Docherty] has not managed to play the players he wants due to injury and we leak goals. Please keep working on defence in training boys!
'That's all on Goodwin'
Dundee United fans pinned at least some of the blame on manager Jim Goodwin...
Kieran: That performance in the first 45 minutes should never happen at all against any team, let alone your city rivals. Outfought, outplayed and outclassed. The only silver lining was that it was just 3-1 at half - we should have been hammered. Three massive games/cup finals left, nine points out of nine is needed - anything less and it is bye-bye to top six.
Ian: That's all on Goodwin. His signings in January have made us worse. His defensive line-up was shocking. The effort of the players matched Goodwin's shortcomings sadly, except [Vicko] Sevelj and [Sam] Dalby. You can accept errors, but all in one game? I don't know what they've been working on for two weeks but glad I don't need watch them again for two weeks.
Denis: We were shambolic - too many long balls and no-one in midfield controlling the play. Substitutes were ineffective - our home record at Tannadice this season is shocking.