McCoist has predicted the Rangers boss will alter his approach when Celtic travel to Ibrox in December.
"I wouldn’t have thought so," McCoist told The Herald, when asked if Gerrard will utilise the same cautious tactics in future Old Firm matches.
"Listen, Steven Gerrard and Gary McAllister have more football knowledge between them than most managerial partnerships in the country.
"Not only was it the management’s team first Old Firm game but it was the first for seven of their players as well.
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"I’d be hopeful that experience will have serve as, not so much a lesson, but they’ll understand what it’s all about now because it is a unique fixture.
"I was talking to Graeme Souness last week.
"You think of the games he played in and he genuinely thinks there’s nothing like Rangers v Celtic game and Kenny Dalglish is the same."
McCoist’s comments came after he had suggested Hearts gave playing champions Celtic a better go than Rangers.
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"I haven’t seen that before,” McCoist said, when asked about Rangers’ approach last Sunday.
"I also haven’t spoken to Steven so I don’t know what the exact plan was, tactically, because if you’re going to sit off Celtic – and that looked like what it was – then I’m not sure I would have selected two up front.
"If that was the case, I’d have gone with five in the middle of the park and said to Celtic: ‘Okay, you can have the ball in that area but then we’re going to close you down.’
"But, with two forwards, you need to play higher up the pitch.
Rangers news: Ally McCoist makes Steven Gerrard Old Firm prediction after Celtic defeat (Image: GETTY)
Rangers news: Ally McCoist makes Steven Gerrard Old Firm prediction after Celtic defeat (Image: GETTY)
"As it was, Celtic were comfortable on the ball; Scott Brown is very good at making space for himself and he’s been doing that for years now.
"However, when Celtic go to play Hibs [Hibernian] at Easter Road or Hearts at Tynecastle – and I know playing at Parkhead is different – they’re up against a different level of intensity than they were on Sunday.
"When Hearts beat them twice there recently, the matches were more like Old Firm games than the one on Sunday was."
Rangers will be looking to get back to winning ways when they play host to Dundee a week on Saturday.