Mark Warburton’s Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers square off with Celtic this weekend.
Clint Hill has told Rangers TV that he and his team-mates must get in Celtic’s faces when the Old Firm rivals clash at Hampden Park next Sunday.
Rangers and Celtic renew hostilities at Hampden this weekend for a Scottish League Cup semi-final
The fixture comes a little over a month since both sides last met at Parkhead, when the Hoops ran out 5-1 winners on the day.
Mark Warburton’s side were reduced to 10 men when the score was 3-1 following a red card for Philippe Senderos.
But overall the sense was that there was quite a big gulf between both Old Firm enemies.
Nevertheless, there was also a sense that Rangers – who beat Celtic in a Scottish Cup semi-final back in April, during Ronny Deila’s reign – did not offer a true reflection of what they are really about.
And veteran defender Clint Hill, who did not play in the 5-1 mauling, says that must be rectified this time around.
“We have a few points to prove there I think,” he told RangersTV.
“We didn’t really turn up at their place a few weeks back, so hopefully we can go there with a fully-fit squad and play the way we really want to play and give them a tough game.
“The last time, we didn’t really play the football we know we can, nor did we get in the faces of the opposition. We want to rectify that and definitely make more of a game of it this time.”
Celtic are seven points clear of Rangers in the Premiership, though a victory for Warburton and co would give them huge belief that they can chase down that deficit from now until May, even if it is a big ask.
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