Rangers' Andy Halliday's horror tackle on Celtic's Patrick Roberts

Then on Sunday night, they will gather with the rest of the supporters club they are affiliated with at a bar in Parnell, to watch their team, Rangers, take on Celtic, their cross-town rivals from Glasgow, in the semifinals of the Scottish Cup.

New manager Pedro Caixinha has clearly put an emphasis on being more compact as a team when it comes to defensive duties - but he also encourages players to express themselves.

"But again we need to look after our stuff and go there and hopefully get a positive result".

It could have been a second yellow for the Auchenhowie graduate but Collum decided not to go to his pocket before Griffiths brought out a good save from Foderingham at his near post.

The Hoops are just five games away from an undefeated season in the league - already smashing the 50-year old record set by the Lisbon Lions in January - in what is Rodgers' first season in charge.

"I couldn't quite believe that every time a Celtic player got the ball and he was able to pass to a team-mate he had about five or 10 yards of room".

Scott Sinclair converted the penalty, although Wes Foderingham got a glove to the ball only to see it spin off his right-hand post and into the net.

"I'm delighted the players made sure that wasn't the case".

They have a calmness and intelligence in their game, and they linked well to score Rangers' second goal against Partick Thistle last weekend. And if you are blocked, even if you have the best ideas in the world, you can not perform.

Brendan Rodgers spoke of his pride in his players as he moved to within touching distance of becoming only the third Celtic manager to claim a domestic treble for the Scottish giants.

And a day later, Sir Rod is still celebrating the Parkhead side's 2-0 win. Don't be so tough, they need to feel a little bit more freedom'. I want to win everything and I want to finish the season really strongly.

'Myles and David will not play in a harder game than that one.

Additionally we see Tom Rogic on the bench as Stuart Armstrong will take up the attacking midfield role in the middle of the pitch.

Roberts was asked if the difference in card colour for the two transgressions gave him hope that Brown might be successful in his appeal - the triggering of which at the Easter weekend allowed him to play in the semi-final.

The only aberration from that came three minutes before the break when Miller lobbed an effort from distance over the bar, the only time in that first 45 minutes that Rangers managed to escape the clutched of a Celtic side who kept a firm grip of the game.

McInnes said: "I thought somebody would at least have tried to put a challenge in on the goalie!" We know what the job is and the magnitude. "The gaffer's (Brendan Rodgers) taken us to another level and the lads have all responded really well to that".

But Hill has tremendous experience and also got the equaliser against Celtic in that 1-1 draw on March 12.