"It's a good question," says former Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch. "Looking back, I think it was more relief. Before it, you've got the nerves and, in the dressing room, everyone has their own little ritual.

"If everyone is honest, especially in a league game, coming away without getting beat means that you can get back in your car and go home.

"If you do get beat, then you're under your bed devastated for the next two or three days. That's just the nature of it."

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Former Celtic goalkeper Rab Douglas: " My Old Firm debut was a 5-1 defeat - and it wasn't great!

"Another game was 3-3 and I probably flogged two of the goals. But I had the courage to go out and play the following week. Then, I had back-to-back clean sheets three games in a row.

"It's the nature of the beast being a goalkeeper: you make a mistake and it's a goal. But it's a relief if you don't lose as you can hold your head high. There's so much riding on the support - fantastic backing..."

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Stuart Armstrong fails to recover from a calf injury as Brendan Rodgers names Moussa Dembele as the man to lead Celtic's forward line.

Scott Sinclair is named on the bench, alongside Scott Bain, Jozo Simunovic, Patrick Roberts, Eboue Kouassi, Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths.

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Today's winners will face Motherwell in next month's final.

Graeme Murty believes Rangers are getting closer to Celtic as they aim to halt a run of nine Old Firm derbies without a victory.

"The remit for this season was to close the gap and we have done that," says the Rangers manager.

“The next step is to win the game. If we do that we’ll begin to instill belief in our players and supporters that we are getting closer.

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"I believe we can cause any team in this country problems when we have the ball. It’s about ensuring we concentrate for the full 90 minutes and perform a complete game with and without the ball.

“I’ve watched the last match against Celtic lots because there is lots to learn and lots of improvements to be made. They are also many positives to take from that game."

Brendan Rodgers says there will be no complacency within Celtic's ranks as they target a second successive domestic clean sweep.

Rodgers is unbeaten in nine Old Firm derbies and has won all six of his Hampden matches since taking over in 2016.

"The history is enormous at this club and what we did last year was historic," Rodgers said.

"But we want to keep writing our own history and that means being really focused on the next game. They are always tough games.

"I have been involved in nine of them and they are always complicated in their different ways so this will be no different.

"However, we go to Hampden with a team that have not only won there but played very well. "Obviously that gives us faith and confidence but not taking away from it being a tough game.

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"I never become complacent," Rodgers added.

"I have faith in the team and our model and the way we work. We have had a really good training week and we enter into it to win.

"We don't think of anything else. But I never become that complacent."

All set?

Celtic and Rangers lock horns at Hampden this afternoon with a Scottish Cup final place at stake.

Brendan Rodgers' side are chasing a second successive domestic treble, while Graeme Murty's troops are chasing a first Old Firm victory in 10 attempts.

Scotland's national stadium is the place to be today...

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