HARRY REDKNAPP believes Rangers could push Celtic ‘all the way’ in the Premiership title race with Steven Davis and Jermain Defoe on board at Ibrox.

Light Blues boss Steven Gerrard is closing in on his first two moves of the January transfer window as the Premier League pair get set to pen 18-month deals to leave Southampton and Bournemouth respectively.

Rangers are level on points with their Old Firm rivals at the top of the table following their 1-0 win in the second derby of the season last Saturday.

And former West Ham, Portsmouth and Tottenham boss Redknapp has backed Defoe to hit the goal trail for Gerrard’s side in the second half of the campaign.

He said: "If he gets Steven Davis as well that would be two amazing signings.

"I can see it making a big difference to their team. They could push Celtic all the way with those two in the team.

"He's a fantastic player. And still very fit. I'm sure he'll score plenty of goals at Rangers.

"He's a great finisher, he's got fantastic movement. If they've got people that can slide passes into him then he'll score goals all day.

"He'll be a real big signing for Glasgow Rangers and I'm sure Stevie [Gerrard] will be delighted to have him.

"I go to watch Bournemouth most weeks. It's been difficult for him, with [Callum] Wilson and [Joshua] King who play up front they've both been outstanding so he hasn't got the games. He wants to play, he's one of them boys.

"Rangers and Celtic, they're a big pull in world football, they're two massive clubs as everybody knows who understands the game. So it's a big move for him and a big move for Rangers.

"It's good to see Scottish football again having two great teams at the top. They've really got a competition on their hands again which is good."