Inside the Rangers team bus as incredible footage shows coach surrounded by pyro-wielding ultras ahead of Celtic clash

THIS is the incredible moment showing the Rangers team bus as it tried to leave Ibrox for Celtic Park whilst surrounded by fervent fans setting off pyro.

Thousands of supporters gathered on Edmiston Drive to give the players and staff a red-hot send off amidst clouds of smoke, echoes of fireworks and snow blizzards.

Fans surrounded the coach as it departed Ibrox this morning

Supporters chanted, let off flares and banged on the side of the bus

Rangers head to Glasgow’s east end today to take on Celtic hoping to cut the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to just two points.

It would put the Light Blues in prime position to leapfrog the Hoops come the New Year, given they have two games in hand on their city rivals.

And as the coach carrying the squad and the coaching staff set off from Govan, one of the backroom team on the bus captured it all on video.

The footage shows the Ibrox faithful gathered around it and chanted loudly, with drums heard and a large amount of pyro set off.

Several supporters also banged on the side of the bus in a show of encouragement.

Philippe Clement‘s men will run out onto the field at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 Hoops fans later this afternoon.

With no away fans present due to the ongoing Old Firm lockout, Gers faithful sought to give their team a passionate send off before the match.

The Union Bears planned a march to Ibrox as a way of showing support given that they couldn’t be at the game in person.

In the hours hours of this morning, the same fans trolled their Glasgow rivals with a cheeky act of vandalism on an overhead motorway crossing just outside of the city.

The group poured red, white and blue paint on the railway bridge over the M8 at Bargeddie.

Meanwhile heavy snow has fallen at Celtic Park, leaving the pitch covered in white ahead of kick-off,

The weather took a turn at around 10am this morning and more snow is forecast in the Dalmarnock area until around 1pm this afternoon (around half an hour into the match).

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