Commons: Rangers tie can be Kris of life

Celtic midfielder Kris Commons believes an Old Firm game is the best way to get back on track after yesterday's shock 2-0 defeat by Motherwell at Fir Park.

A John Sutton double helped the Steelmen inflict the first defeat on Celtic since their 2-0 loss to Hearts in November.

With Rangers beating St Johnstone 4-0 at Ibrox, Celtic's lead over the champions at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League has been reduced to five points, with the Light Blues having played two games fewer.

The Old Firm rivals meet at Parkhead on Wednesday night in their Scottish Cup fifth-round replay and Commons is looking forward to it.

"We have to get this out of our system quickly and it's an ideal game for us to go into," the Scotland international said.

"In football, when you have a defeat that's hard to take, the best thing to do is play as soon as possible. We will be fired up for that."

Motherwell looked a different side from the one which lost to St Mirren at home in midweek and manager Stuart McCall admits that the win over Celtic will raise his expectations.

He said: "Every manager is looking for consistency and that is what we are aiming for."