THE 1 SHOW

Keeper coach Eric has mentored Old Firm heroes and says Scottish game has been great for both stars

- FRASER WILSON

ERIC STEELE might be the only viewer who tunes into the Old Firm on Sunday hoping for a goalless draw and both keepers to be grabbing a share of the limelight.

But he has good reason to want Jack Butland and Joe Hart to be the stars of the show at Ibrox as the former Manchester United and Manchester City goalkeeping coach rates the duo as two of his best students.

And when you consider he's worked directly with Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar and David de Gea down the years then that's a pretty high bar Steele was Hart's mentor when the Celtic keeper grabbed his big chance with City at the age of 20. On his old protege's decision to call it a day at the end of this season, Steele could only shake his head and say: "What a waste of a fantastic goalkeeper." On the flip side, as Hart prepares to bow out, Steele reckons the summer could yet still see Butland as an England goalkeeper at the Euros.

He insists the Rangers No.1 - who he coached at Derby - will definitely be in the thoughts of Gareth Southgate and Three Lions goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson.

But before any of that comes a blockbuster Old Firm that could prove decisive in the Premiership title race.