Was Chermiti’s overhead kick best Old Firm goal this century?

As goals go, you don’t get much better than Youssef Chermiti’s two for Rangers in Sunday’s draw with Celtic, especially his overhead kick opener.

Comparisons to Scott McTominay’s opener for Scotland in the World Cup-qualifying clinching 4-2 win against Denmark in November quickly followed.

But where does it rank in Old Firm encounters of the 21st Century? Let’s have a look back at previous stunners in the fixture.

Sunday’s 2-2 draw was far from the first derby Martin O’Neill has overseen as Celtic manager. In his first, way back in 2000, Celtic won 6-2, with Henrik Larsson scoring an audacious chip over Stefan Klos.

Bert Konterman’s rising long-range strike secured a 2-1 extra-time win over Celtic in the 2002 Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden. Rangers went on to win the trophy.

Three years later, Shaun Maloney, now Celtic’s assistant manager, lit up a League Cup derby win with an outstanding effort from distance at Celtic Park, the opener in a 2-0 success.

When Walter Smith returned to Rangers as manager in 2007, he brought with him the knack of recording unlikely wins in derbies. A March 2007 victory at Celtic Park was sealed by Ugo Ehiogu’s overhead kick.

Celtic needed a win over Rangers in April 2008 and Shunsuke Nakamura’s unstoppable shot from long range set them on their way to a 2-1 win. They eventually won the league on the last day.

Four months later, Pedro Mendes produced a trademark piledriver as part of a 4-2 Rangers victory at Celtic Park.

The second goal in a 4-0 win in a September 2022 win, Jota’s chip showed all the class of Larsson’s 22 years earlier.

Kyogo Furuhashi had an outstanding scoring record in the fixture and his beauty of a left-foot strike proved to be the winner in a December 2023 win for eventual champions Celtic.

And, last season, Hamza Igamane matched that power with a late winner in Rangers’ 3-2 Celtic Park victory.

The third of Chermiti’s four goals against Celtic this season will live long in the memory.