Celtic are unbeaten in six Old Firm derbies, winning the past three.
Their only defeat in 13 meetings with Rangers came in a ‘meaningless’ game in May 2023 when the title was already won.
So does it all point to Brendan Rodgers’ side wrenching the League Cup from their rivals’ grasp at Hampden on Sunday?
Former Celtic defender Alan Stubbs believes so.
“There’s no bias to this, but I can only see in terms of the form that Celtic are in, a Celtic victory,” Stubbs told BBC Scotland.
“I think Rangers will be competitive, but Celtic’s quality will be too much for them. I think we’ve already seen it – Rangers have not really got any consistency to their performances.
“They’re still finding what’s the right way, the manager’s still finding what players he wants to go to.
“I actually think Rangers as a club are trying to find out what’s the right direction, whereas Celtic are just steamrolling ahead and they’ve got far too much.
“Aberdeen have done very well this season, but in terms of the Old Firm, the gap between the two of them, I can only see one outcome really.
“I just think Celtic will be too strong and if they score early, then it could be by a couple.”
Listen to Stubbs on the Sacked in the Morning Podcast on Wednesday, 18 December
