The Celtic starting XI is the same one that beat Rangers 5-0 on 29 April, while Rangers include just one player from that day, skipper James Tavernier.

A brief handshake between Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard... A hell of a racket inside Celtic Park.

And we're up and running.

Brendan Rodgers has bossed this fixture since he arrived in Glasgow.

There have been 11 Old Firm derbies over the past two seasons and the Celtic manager is unbeaten, with nine victories and two draws.

The aggregate score in Celtic's favour is a whopping 30-6...

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Peter Grant spent 15 years in the Celtic squad and coached alongside Brendan Rodgers at Reading.

The Scotland assistant manager had some words of wisdom for Steven Gerrard after the former Liverpool captain's assertion that he "could lose every Old Firm game and still win the league".

"There is a feelgood factor at Rangers but they’re behind Celtic," Grant says.

"It was quite interesting when I heard Stevie saying you can lose four Old Firm games but still win the league – all the best. Enjoy that. You’ve no chance.

"If he loses four Old Firm games there’s no way they’ll win the league – I can guarantee that. I don’t care who told him that line, he shouldn’t have said that."

Rangers announced a new contract for Alfredo Morelos last night, which should lift the striker's spirits after he let the side down against Ufa on Thursday.

The Colombian earned a staggeringly stupid red card with two bookings one after the other - the first for booting the ball away, the second for giving the officials an earful of abuse.

Will Celtic look to wind the 22-year-old up this afternoon? I don't think you'd get very generous odds on that.

"I fully trust Alfredo if he is to play on Sunday; no issues there," said manager Steven Gerrard after the midweek game in Russia.

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Rangers battled their way through four rounds of qualifying to reach the Europa League group stage.

Thursday's final hurdle in Russia was quite a tussle as Steven Gerrard's side held on for a 1-1 draw against Ufa, despite losing Alfredo Morelos and Jon Flanagan to red cards. There will have been a lot of exhausted bodies on the plane journey home after negotiating more than 25 minutes with nine men.

Will that effect those involved today or does adrenaline carry players through such an occasion?

Danny Murphy spent seven years alongside Gerrard in the Liverpool midfield, and told BBC Sport his former captain "has learned the hard way about derbies".

"Stevie was sent off in just his second Liverpool v Everton contest for a stoppage-time, thigh-high lunge on Kevin Campbell," Murphy said.

"In the 31 Merseyside derbies he played subsequently - and likewise the numerous grudge matches with Manchester United - he learned how to control his emotions. How to channel them into affecting what happened on the pitch. Mostly, anyway.

"So when he steps out of the tunnel at Celtic Park he'll know exactly how he should behave.

"And he'll know how big a marker he can set down by leading Rangers to their first 90-minute win over Celtic in six years."

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Make that 15 new faces for Rangers? Our reporter Chris McLaughling tells BBC Radio Scotland listeners that veteran Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley is on his way to Ibrox. The 38-year-old is a free agent after leaving West Brom.

Celtic have the better recent record against Rangers but are still four wins short of their rivals in the history of this fixture.Since 1891 they have gone head to head 413 times, the most played derby in world football.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers talking to BBC Radio Scotland:

"You have to say Rangers have started well but we've been steady in the league and we've qualified for European competition.

"We have analysed Rangers and they are a good team but t's important we focus on our game. We have the crowd behind us and we have experience of this type of game.

"Everyone knows what's at stake. There's a different feeling around these games and it should be a fantastic occasion.

"We missed out on a few targets but we still have a strong squad."

Chris Sutton's double, Ugo Ehiogu's overhead kick and Joey Barton's rude awakening - watch some of the best and the worst Old Firm debuts.

While Celtic fans may have been frustrated by their club's lack of activity in the transfer market, Rangers supporters have been struggling to keep count of the new arrivals.

Eros Grezda and Joe Worrall were recruited on deadline day, taking the number of new faces to 14, while almost a whole team has been shipped out.

With Allan McGregor back between the sticks and Connor Goldson impressing, Rangers have been rock solid on their Europa League outings but there were signs of defensive fragility in last weekend's 3-3 draw at Motherwell.

The loss of Moussa Dembele caps a turbulent transfer window for the champions, who also sold midfielder Stuart Armstrong to Southampton before breaking their transfer record to land Odsonne Edouard on a permanent deal.

There was the failed pursuit of John McGinn and Dedryck Boyata's apparent reluctance to play against AEK Athens as Celtic failed to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time in Brendan Rodgers' reign.

Boyata is back in the fold now, while Youssouf Mulumbu and Filip Benkovic were recruited on deadline day.

The general consensus is that Celtic are weaker now than they were at the end of last season and this morning's newspapers are full of Rodgers "demanding an inquest".

There was late drama on Friday, with Celtic selling striker Moussa Dembele to Lyon for close to £20m, a nice return on a player they paid a reported £500,000 development fee for two years ago.

But the timing was far from ideal, with no opportunity to spend any of that money on a replacement before the transfer window closed.

The 22-year-old Frenchman started eight games against Rangers in his time at Celtic and scored seven goals, including a hat-trick on his Old Firm debut.

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There will only be 800 away fans inside a packed Celtic Park today after a bit of tit-for-tat over allocation. In recent times, it's been nearer ten times that amount.

When announcing their intention to mirror Rangers' plans for away fans, Celtic said: "This is not a development we welcome and it is unfortunate that the initial decision came without any form of discussion."

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard looks nice and relaxed as he arrives at Celtic Park.

Here's a snippet of what he had to say about the big game at his media conference...

"This is where I wanted to be as a player, this is where I want to be as a manager. I always want to compete against the best.

"I am going up against a top manager from a personal point of view, my team are going up against a good team. We are going into a stadium which is renowned for a top atmosphere.

"If that doesn't float your boat, then I shouldn't be sitting behind this desk."

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Celtic: Gordon Lustig Boyata Ajer Tierney Brown Ntcham, Forrest, Rogic, McGregor, Edouard.

Substitutes: Bain, Griffiths, Gamboa, Sinclair, Christie, Kousassi, Benkovic.

Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldon, Katic, Barisic, Jack Ejaria, Arfield, Kent, Lafferty Morelos.

Substitutes: Foderingham, Halliday, McCrorie, Worrell, Middleton, Candeias, Flanagan.

Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson and Celtic forward Scott McDonald have been looking back at their biggest moments in derby games.

We asked you earlier this week if the gap between the sides has narrowed since the arrival of Steven Gerrard.

Most of you seem to think so.

So, who is experiencing this fixture for the first time?

With so many new faces in the Rangers squad, there are six Old Firm debutants: Connor Goldson, Nikola Katic, Ovie Ejaria, Ryan Kent, Scott Arfield and Borna Barisic.

All of the Celtic players have been here before. Will that experience tell?