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Confirmed Rangers v Celtic lineups: Hagi and Brown only on the bench at Ibrox

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Rangers starting XI: McGregor; Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Barisic; Davis, Kamara, Aribo; Kent, Roofe, Morelos.

Rangers substitutes: McLaughlin, Bassey, Helander, Patterson, Hagi, Zungu, Barker, Defoe, Itten.

Celtic starting XI: Barkas; Frimpong, Ajer, Bitton, Laxalt; Soro, McGregor, Turnbull; Christie; Edouard, Griffiths.

Celtic substitutes: Hazard, Taylor, Duffy, Brown, Ajeti, Rogic, Ntcham, Elyounoussi, Elhamed.

Rangers go with Allan McGregor in goal, behind a back four of James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Leon Balogun and Borna Barisic.

Steven Davis is joined in midfield by Glen Kamara and Joe Aribo, whilst Ryan Kent and Kemar Roofe support Alfredo Morelos in attack.

That means Ianis Hagi is only on the bench, alongside Jon McLaughlin, Calvin Bassey, Filip Helander, Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu, Brandon Barker, Jermain Defoe and Cedric Itten.

Meanwhile, Celtic go with Vasilis Barkas between the sticks, with Jeremie Frimpong, Kristoffer Ajer, Nir Bitton and Diego Laxalt across the back four.

Neil Lennon appears to have gone with a midfield diamond consisting of Ismaila Soro at the base and Ryan Christie at the tip, with David Turnbull and Callum McGregor in the middle.

That leaves Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths up top, with Conor Hazard, Greg Taylor, Scott Brown, Albian Ajeti, Tom Rogic, Olivier Ntcham, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Hatem Abd Elhamed on the bench.