JOE DODOO can’t wait to experience the Old Firm derby as he looks to clinch the Premiership crown with Rangers this season.

The striker became Mark Warburton’s ninth signing of the summer when he completed a move from Leicester City last week and he marked his Gers debut with a goal in the win over East Stirlingshire on Friday night.

Rangers kick-off their top flight title bid against Hamilton next month but it is the first derby day of the campaign that stands out in the opening weeks of the campaign.

Dodoo said: "I didn't watch Rangers beating Celtic but I can't wait to play in the first Old Firm game on September 10. It should be great. I really can't wait.

"I'll need to ask a few of the guys what the occasion was like to get a heads up or maybe go on YouTube.

"But I've watched Rangers v Celtic before. When I was a young I used to watch games like that on Sky Sports all the time. I remember thinking how crazy it looked. You could pick up on the tension between both sets of supporters and both sets of players. When the whistle goes, the tackles fly in and you feel the rivalry.

"I thought to myself 'this rivalry up in Scotland must be something else.'

"So it will be good for me to experience it as a Rangers player."

Dodoo spent several days training with Warburton’s side before he put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal to bring him north of the border.

He turned in a decent performance in his second half cameo at Ochilview and has already been impressed with the Light Blues squad.

Dodoo said: “We have amazing quality. At the back, in the middle, up the top we have the players who can achieve something great this season.

"Has the manager driving that message home that this can be a great season? Yes, every day we work to improve. Everyone is focused on achieving a big season.

"Can we match Celtic? Of course we can! Rangers is a big club.”

After getting off and running with a debut goal last week, Dodoo is now in line to make his Ibrox bow when Warburton’s side host Stranraer tonight.

And the 21-year-old is determined to give the Light Blue legions something to cheer as the Gers round off their Betfred Cup group fixtures.

He said: "I am looking forward to playing at Ibrox for the first time. It's such a huge stadium.

“Even at Ochilview, the fans were so loud. I was thinking 'oh my God, what will it be like with 50,000 fans?' Basically, I can't wait to see Ibrox erupt.”