Glasgow Rangers were handed a huge boost this time last year when Croatian left-back Borna Barisic re-committed his future to the Govan-based Glaswegian giants, but since then it's been a little quiet on the contract front.

Steven Gerrard's Gers are leading the race to regain the Scottish Premiership for the first time since the 2010-11 season, but that doesn't mean that they should rest on their laurels and they should now look to prioritise a new contract for goalkeeper Allan McGregor.

The Light Blues struck a decisive blow after beating Celtic at Ibrox in a crunch Old Firm clash to take a gigantic step towards the Premiership title. A Callum McGregor own goal ultimately proved to be the decider, although a spirited display from the veteran Rangers stopper admirably played its part after he made a string of superb saves to deny the likes of Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths.

In fact, we'd even go so far as to say that he quite literally kept Gerrard's side in the game for most of the first half.

The former Scotland international signed for Rangers before the turn of the century back in 1998 and during his two spells at Ibrox, he has gone on to make more than 300 appearances across all competitions, featuring in over 30 Old Firm derbies so far for his boyhood club.

As per SofaScore, McGregor was given a high grade of 7.4 out of ten for his efforts - he made three saves, including one save from inside the box at close-range, one punch, and took 43 touches of the ball. He also won 100% of his ground duels and was fouled once as well.

The Ibrox boss waxed lyrical over the veteran after the game, saying: "Wow, he was outstanding. He’s a world-class goalkeeper. The couple of saves he’s made to keep us in it.

"It’s a good decision to make him man of the match, he was outstanding and reliable. I know why he’s been so successful at this club because he’s bailed us out again on a couple of occasions."

He also drew praise from his teammate Bongani Zungu for his performance, who hailed him as an "incredible" person and player

Recently described as a "really valuable" asset by former England international Paul Robinson, the 38-year-old's contract is set to expire at the end of the current season and Ross Wilson must do everything within his power to ensure that he doesn't depart on a free transfer in the summer.

Despite his age, he is still the club's first-choice keeper and he has shown that he still has the ability to perform well at a consistent basis. It's about time the club began negotiations over a new deal for the £13,000-per-week gem.

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