Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Dundee, Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Motherwell, Gordon, Sutton, PSG, Anderlecht

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has accused TV football pundit Chris Sutton, the Glasgow club's former striker, of waging a "campaign" of criticism against him. (The Scotsman)

Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton says he will continue to criticise the Scottish champions' goalkeeper, Craig Gordon, as long as the Scotland international keeps making mistakes. (Daily Record)

Craig Gordon says Chris Sutton's persistent TV criticism of him is unfair as his record is as impressive as any Celtic goalkeeper. (The Herald)

Former Rangers winger Neil McCann, whose Dundee side face Celtic in the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup on Wednesday, has criticised the Scottish champions' fans for "disgusting" abuse directed at him during his career. (Daily Record)

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha has tipped 19-year-old Ross McCrorie to "become one of best centre-halves in history" after he impressed in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Partick Thistle in the League Cup. (Daily Record)

Craig Gordon and Chris Sutton were opponents when the goalkeeper was with Hearts

Rangers' Ross McCrorie, who came on as a substitute in Tuesday's League Cup win over Partick Thistle, will be Scotland's future at centre-back, according to Ibrox manager Pedro Caixinha. (The Scotsman)

Manager Brendan Rodgers has urged caution in assessing the early impact of Tony Ralston's first-team breakthrough at Celtic and cooled talk of an improved and extended contract for the 18-year-old right-back. (The Scotsman)

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon, whose side face Dundee in Wednesday's League Cup quarter-final, has insisted that it is too early for anyone to chat about back-to-back Trebles just yet. (Evening Times)

Anderlecht will have 36-year-old Argentine Nicolas Frutos as caretaker manager for next Wednesday's Champions League meeting with Celtic following the sacking of Rene Weiler after their worst start to a season for 19 years. (Scottish Sun)

Neymar has demanded that Celtic's Champions League opponents, Paris St-Germain, sell fellow forward Edinson Cavani after the pair had a disagreement over the taking of a penalty against Lyon. (Daily Mail)

Ross McCrorie has been praised as a future world and Scotland star by Rangers' manager

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, who scored is Paris St-Germain's 5-0 Champions League thrashing of Celtic, has dismissed claims of a rift with new signing Neymar after the two argued over the taking of a penalty against Lyon. (Daily Express, print edition)

Aberdeen will be without Greg Tansey for a month as the midfielder signed from Inverness Caledonian Thistle this summer is scheduled to have a hernia operation. (Press & Journal)

Manager Derek McInnes has praised his Motherwell counterpart, Steve Robinson, for rejecting Aberdeen's £400,000 summer bid for prolific goalscorer Louis Moult but is content that, in Stevie May, signed from Preston North End, he's found the right man up front. (The Herald)

St Johnstone's Michael O'Halloran sparked fears that he could be set for a spell on the sidelines after he was spotted wearing a protective boot, but assistant manager Callum Davidson has confirmed the forward should be fit for Saturday's game against Hamilton Academical. (Scottish Sun)

Sir Alex Ferguson has given son Darren, the Doncaster Rovers manager, tips on how to beat Arsene Wenger's Arsenal in Wednesday's Carabao Cup tie. (Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP

English clubs have proposed a change to the Six Nations Championship whereby England and France would start their fixtures a week later than the other nations, including Scotland, and play over six weeks instead of the present seven. (The Times)