'Leggy' Rangers frustrate Makhanya - gossip

Rangers drew 2-2 with Hearts; Makhanya criticized the team's second-half performance. Jota unlikely to start soon for Celtic after injury return.

Olwethu Makhanya, who scored Rangers' late equalizer in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle, expressed frustration with his team's display. He felt Rangers showed "a lack of character" and "came out leggy" in the second half.

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has indicated that winger Jota, 27, will not feature in the starting lineup anytime soon following his recent return from a long-term injury. O'Neill did express satisfaction with the point Celtic picked up in their own 2-2 draw with Dundee United on Wednesday, suggesting it could prove valuable.

Aberdeen face a potential injury concern ahead of Saturday's League Cup semi-final against Rangers, with right-back Chris Cadden, 30, limping off during Wednesday's 1-0 defeat to Falkirk. Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has been warned by UEFA for causing a delayed kick-off in the recent 0-0 draw in Slovenia, while Scotland Under-21 head coach Tony Docherty and assistant Steven Naismith received one-match touchline bans following a scuffle in Bulgaria.