The Englishman's 50th-minute overhead kick secured the Ibrox club's first win over Celtic in seven games after the Hoops dominated the first half.

He told Setanta Sports: "The atmosphere, the tension, the build-up is like a cup final. It would be lovely to play one of those games once a week.

"I so enjoyed it and it's even more enjoyable when you win."

He said of his goal: "I thought I would throw myself at it. I thought the keeper had actually saved it, it was nice to see it nestle in.

"We dug in, we knew we were going to have to defend well. I don't think they have been beaten at home for a couple of years.

"We started to play football in patches and I thought we thoroughly deserved it."

Fellow defender Alan Hutton hailed manager Walter Smith and his assistant Ally McCoist for getting the best out of the players.

He said: "We prepared well, all the boys were up for it and it showed.

"Ally is a character in the dressing room and the gaffer knows what to say to us to get us up for it.

"Since they came in we have shown what we are all about."

Smith said: "We never got to grips with them in the first half, all credit to Celtic, they started very well, they were very quick with their passing.

"We gave away too many free-kicks but once we adjusted I felt we were far better."

"In the second half we arguably had the best of the game."

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan bemoaned the missed chances but was pleased with his side's overall display.

He said: "I thought, 'This is probably as good as we have played against Rangers'. We had a lot of chances in the first half.

"This morning if I thought I would get that type of football in the first half I would have been very pleased."

But he added: "We got spooked a wee bit by the goal."