Overview
- Celtic and Rangers meet Sunday at Hampden in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final, with interim boss Martin O’Neill facing Rangers head coach Danny Rohl.
- O’Neill said his prior “no threat” assessment of Rangers was about their league deficit and he defended that context at his pre-match press conference.
- Rohl stated his players need no extra motivation from those remarks and he said an assistant-coach appointment will be finalised after the next international break.
- Analysts highlighted key duels to watch, including James Tavernier versus Sebastian Tounekti, Nico Raskin against Callum McGregor, and Danilo Pereira facing Liam Scales.
- Pundits such as Alan Shearer forecast a high-intensity, potentially chaotic tie that could shift momentum for both clubs given recent inconsistencies.