Season 1988/89 began in blistering style for Graeme Souness’ Rangers side thanks to this storming 5-1 win over their great rivals Celtic at Ibrox.

You would hardly think it from the scoreline, but it was Celtic who took an early lead through Frank McAvennie before Rangers grabbed control of the match. First a fine strike from Rangers’ all-time top scorer Ally McCoist got the ball rolling before Ray Wilkins sent a stunning 25-yard volley screaming into the goal.

In the second half Rangers continued to dominate the match, much to the delight of the Govan crowd.

McCoist scored again when Celtic keeper Ian Andrews misjudged a looping header and then English centre-forward Kevin Drinkell dived to head in a Mark Walters cross.

Walters himself added the fifth and final goal as the Celtic defence lost their nerve. Stalwart defender Roy Aitken floundered under a speculative challenge from McCoist, leaving him with little option but to foul the striker in the box.

As McCoist sprawled on the ground Walters raced in to sweep the ball past Andrews, wrapping up a memorable win for the Ibrox side.

Rangers won three of the four Old Firms meeting in that 88/89 season, including a 2-1 win which broke a nine-year duck at Parkhead for the Ibrox side.

Losing only six league matches in a remarkable season, Rangers went on to win the first of their nine consecutive league titles, which would equal the record set by the Hoops fifteen years earlier.