Rangers' Joe Aribo failed to make the desired impact in the Old Firm derby on Sunday, according to official club media partners Heart & Hand.

The lowdown

The Gers lost 2-1 against their arch-rivals in a result which could prove to be decisive in the title race.

Celtic are now six points clear at the top of the Premiership with six games to play after Tom Rogic cancelled out Aaron Ramsey's opener and Cameron Carter-Vickers then scored the winning goal.

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Giovanni van Bronckhorst selected Aribo in the right attacking midfield role in his 4-2-3-1 shape, with Ramsey central and Ryan Kent slotting in on the left.

The Nigerian is one of the most trusted players at the club, starting 28 of the Light Blues' 32 league matches so far this season.

The latest

During the first half of the game at Ibrox, Heart & Hand tweeted that Aribo was actually landing Rangers in trouble against Celtic.

They made the damning assessment that the 25-year-old was 'causing us more problems than them' on Sunday afternoon.

The verdict

What do the stats say about Aribo's performance?

His SofaScore rating was a rather underwhelming 6.7/1o, the lowest of Rangers' attacking foursome. The £9m-rated gem wasn't able to fashion a chance for his team-mates and he didn't have a shot of any description until the 89th minute of the match.

Furthermore, he lost possession 14 times and came off second best in four of the five aerial duels that he contested, which makes the criticism from Heart & Hand understandable.

Aribo is largely enjoying a fine season, with seven goals and eight assists under his belt, but this was perhaps a day to forget on a most unfortunate occasion to have it.

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