Rangers defender Borna Barisic came under fire during his side's 1-1 draw in the Old Firm derby on Sunday afternoon. 

The lowdown

The Gers fell behind after 21 minutes at Parkhead when Jota found the net for the home side, with the Portuguese forward able to steal a march on the Croatian full-back to convert Daizen Maeda's low cross.

Fashion Sakala later equalised midway through the second half to earn a point which keeps the Light Blues six adrift of the Hoops with just three league matches remaining.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst had selected Barisic at left-back in his 4-2-3-1 formation for the third Premiership match in succession, and the 20th overall.

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The latest

Barisic's lapse in concentration in the lead-up to Celtic's goal drew plenty of scorn from the watching media.

Heart & Hand, one of Rangers' official media partners, accused the 29-year-old of 'sleeping at the back post', while The 4th Official tweeted that it was a 'really bad' error from the Croatian.

On Sky Sports' live coverage of the game (via Ibrox News), Andy Walker noted that Barisic had been 'caught on his heels'. Fellow commentator Ally McCoist agreed with that assessment, with the club's all-time record goalscorer fuming: "Once again, Barisic switches off".

The verdict

Was Barisic able to redeem himself for his error?

On the one hand, he did win four out of his five ground duels and both aerial battles that he contested (via SofaScore). On the other, the statistics suggest that he offered little when on the ball.

The 29-year-old misplaced nine of the 10 crosses that he attempted and all three of his long passes. In all, he lost possession a whopping 26 times - second only to James Tavernier among all 29 players who were involved in the match.

Barisic certainly can't afford any more lapses in concentration when Rangers take on RB Leipzig on Thursday, needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit to reach the Europa League final.

In other news, Jordan Campbell was critical of another Rangers player on Sunday