Pundit Charlie Nicholas has saluted Gio van Bronckhorst and Ange Postecoglou's heat embrace within the wake of Sunday's draw between Celtic and Rangers.
And the previous Parkhead star claims Scottish soccer's marquee fixture is all the higher with out Neil Lennon 's "smugness or anger."
Postecoglou and Van Bronckhorst congratulated one another within the instant aftermath of Sunday's 1-1 draw with the pair exchanging pleasantries.
And the 60-year-old sees the Australian identical to a pair of Celtic 's most beloved managers in the best way he goes about his enterprise.
Chatting with the Categorical, he stated: "What I did recognize on the finish of the Celtic v Rangers match was two coaches who confirmed one another nice respect by shaking palms and embracing on the pitch.
"Ange Postecoglou seemed like a correct Celtic supervisor, it was like a Jock Stein or Tommy Burns state of affairs.
"Giovanni van Bronckhorst additionally deserves huge credit score. Even their feedback after the sport, particularly Ange's, had been nice.
"There was none of that stuff of outdated with Neil Lennon's smugness or anger.
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"I liked the humility, representing golf equipment who're wholehearted all in."
Nicholas has been a vocal advocate of Postecoglou however not at expense of van Bronckhorst and his Rangers facet who're 90 minutes away from a Europa League Ultimate.
The previous Soccer Saturday pundit admits it is a huge ask for the Ibrox facet however he is not ruling them out in opposition to RB Leipzig.
He added: "Given their midweek Euro exertions, Rangers ought to have been the extra drained workforce on the finish on Sunday, however they really completed the sport stronger - and that was regardless of going into the sport with out a recognised centre-forward.
"That ought to give them hope going into Thursday's semi-final.
"And if Aaron Ramsey and Kemar Roofe are match sufficient to come back again into the workforce after damage that may give them a helluva likelihood.
"However they have to be rather a lot higher on the ball than they had been within the first leg in Germany. And once they do have possession, James Tavernier and Borna Barisic have to get as excessive as they'll to create the ammunition for his or her workforce.
"I nonetheless fancy RB Leipzig to progress however you'll be able to't write off this Rangers workforce."