RANGERS hero Nico Raskin has rubbed salt into Celtic’s Old Firm wounds – insisting he will remember scoring at Parkhead for the rest of his life.
The Belgium international said he relished making Hoops fans go quiet in last month’s 3-2 away win.
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And midfielder Raskin also revealed he hopes to rejoin hometown club Standard Liege in the future.
The 24-year-old left the Belgian outfit for Ibrox in January 2023 in a £1.3million deal.
Raskin said: “In Glasgow I’ve rediscovered what I had with Standard. It is a city that lives for football, with the special feature of having two rival clubs in the same place.
“I can feel the buzz in the city before an Old Firm. I have a car with Belgian numberplates, and sometimes fans spot me on the motorway and hoot to remind me how important the game is.
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“I’m caricaturing them a bit, but people here are happy for us to lose any game if, in exchange, we win the Old Firm.
“Given the fact I’m not the tallest, at Rangers they’ve never wanted me to go up for corners. I had to fight with the coaching staff to get permission to go and stick my head in.
“On that day the ball came over perfectly, I jumped at the near post and put it away. It was a moment I struggled to contain my emotions.
“It’s even better when you are playing away to your enemies, and you hear their ground go quiet.
“All you hear is your own fans – and it is a memory I will keep for the rest of my life.”
Raskin spent seven years in Standard Liege’s academy before a four-season stint in their first team.
He now fears for the Pro League club’s future amid continuing uncertainty.
The two-cap international told RTBF: “Standard are a club I want to rejoin. When I left them I turned down various Belgian clubs, as I wanted to go back to Standard and not go elsewhere.
“Belgium needs them, and Liege needs them. If the club died it would impact far too many people, and we can’t lose one of Belgium’s most beautiful clubs.
“I remember every game I played for them. I recall my first goal for them, against Charleroi, and my goal against Anderlecht with all my family in the stands.
“They will remain the club I love, no matter what. Last Sunday I was at home and could have watched lots of different matches on TV – but chose Liege’s game away to Dender.
“I still have that attachment, and plenty of contact with their players.”
