Rangers face Saints & Celtic draw Hibs in League Cup
Rangers won the League Cup last year by beating Aberdeen 1-0 in the final
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Rangers will begin their defence of the Scottish League Cup with a home tie against St Johnstone that will be played at Hampden Park with Ibrox still being redeveloped.
Last year's double winners, Celtic, will start their League Cup campaign at home to Hibernian.
Motherwell, who lost the penalty shoot-out that followed a 0-0 draw at home to Partick Thistle in the final game of the group stage, will play Kilmarnock in another all-Premiership tie.
Dundee will be favourites at home to Championship side Airdrieonians, but League 1 champions Falkirk may fancy their chances of a shock at home to Heart of Midlothian.
Surprise group winners from League 2, Spartans - who will have been hoping for a money-spinning tie against one of Scottish football's big names, have been drawn at home to Ross County.
Jim Goodwin will take Dundee United to face his old club St Mirren, while Aberdeen - impressive in winning Group A under new manager Jimmy Thelin - will play Queen’s Park from the Championship, who pushed Hibs hard in their pool.
The eight second-round ties will be played over the weekend of 17 and 18 August and Rangers have agreed a relocation to the national stadium up to early September because of delayed construction work at Ibrox.
Scottish League Cup draw
Celtic v Hibernian
Dundee United v St Mirren
Aberdeen v Queen’s Park
Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian
Dundee v Airdrieonians
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
Rangers v St Johnstone
The Spartans v Ross County