{"id":74,"date":"2026-03-26T16:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/2026\/03\/26\/alex-oxlade-chamberlain-lifts-lid-on-gladiator-rangers-battles-as-he-reveals-frank-celtic-derby-chat-with-andy-robertson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:16:37","slug":"alex-oxlade-chamberlain-lifts-lid-on-gladiator-rangers-battles-as-he-reveals-frank-celtic-derby-chat-with-andy-robertson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lifts lid on ‘Gladiator’ Rangers battles as he reveals frank Celtic derby chat with Andy Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"


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English star gives his insight into the Celtic and Rangers rivalry and how the warnings from Scotland captain rang true<\/h2>\n
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lifts lid on ‘Gladiator’ Rangers battles as he reveals frank Celtic derby chat with Andy Robertson <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has opened up on Celtic battles at Ibrox and says it\u2019s like being a Gladiator.<\/p>\n

The English star fully came to terms with the warnings from ex-Liverpool team-mate Andy Robertson having featured twice against Rangers in a week this month.<\/p>\n

Oxlade-Chamberlain had been told by the Scotland captain to expect a scrap and that\u2019s exactly what he got over the seismic double-header.<\/p>\n

Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s side came away with a Premiership point before coming through a penalty shoot-out Scottish Cup success seven days later to progress to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Chaotic and unsavoury scenes followed the second clash with supporters on the pitch and tensions rising in the tunnel area.<\/p>\n

Oxalde-Chamberlain gave his assessment on the fixture during an appearance on In the Mixer<\/a><\/em> \u2013 brought to you by Sky Bet \u2013 when asked about the rivalry and playing against Rangers twice in quick succession.<\/p>\n

He replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know if we\u2019ve played them. We\u2019ve had a few scraps with them, but there wasn\u2019t much soccer from us! It\u2019s just different.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t explain exactly why, it\u2019s just different. And I think I spoke to Robbo after the first game, and I didn\u2019t have a good game, I came off at half time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I said to Robbo, that wasn\u2019t pretty. He said: I told you, it\u2019s not football, that game is not, it\u2019s not pretty, it\u2019s a war and you find a way to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was then put to Oxlade-Chamberlain if it was gladiators and he added: \u201cLiterally it is, it is. Like even off the pitch, in the tunnel, like the rivalry between staff and players.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re either one or the other. There\u2019s no sitting on the fence up there. You\u2019re either your Rangers or Celtic and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n