Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker & manager on Viaplay

Both sides had wonderful results in Europe through the week. It sets this one up perfectly.

I'll be astounded if it disappoints.

There's a lot of Rangers supporters slightly worried about this game. Aberdeen have, against Hearts at home and against Frankfurt, taken a bit of form back.

This is the seventh League Cup final between Rangers and Aberdeen.

They haven't met at this stage since October 1992 and the Dons have prevailed just once in the previous six - in 1989.

Those finals have included some corking games.

Nick McPheat
BBC Scotland at Hampden

Happy Mondays followed by the Charlatans coming from the national stadium's sound system.

Hampden or the Hacienda?

Aberdeen made hard work of a 2-1 win away to Stirling Albion and then got past 10-man Ross County by the same scoreline.

The Dons recovered from a red card to mug Hibs in a drab semi-final, with Bojan Miovski breaking away to score the only goal minutes after Jack McKenzie was given his marching orders.

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Rangers had to come from behind to see of Morton at Ibrox back in August.

That 2-1 win over Championship opposition has been their sternest test as they hit four past Livingston and coasted to a 3-1 semi-final success against Hearts.

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Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound

Rubezic can be a little bit rash. He's very strong but he can get pulled out of position.

I thought they might have gone with one up top, but two is a positive statement. Sokler and Miovski caused Rangers problems at Pittodrie.

The midfield three is the strongest Barry Robson has.

Steven Thompson
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

There's clearly been injury problems for Philippe Clement to deal with, but this is as strong a team as he could have started with. He didn't have the luxury that Aberdeen had of making wholesale changes.

It's great to see young Ross McCausland starting the final, a great occasion for him. Todd Cantwell comes back in, that's a no-brainer. Lammers would have been the only other player to play at 10.

Balogan and Goldson is the preferred choice of centre-half, so that's no surprise. Sterling in the middle of the park was the other question mark. That's one area where Rangers are struggling.

Things are looking brighter for both clubs, which wasn't necessarily the case just a few weeks ago.

Aberdeen fans were fuming after a home defeat to Kilmarnock left them second bottom of the Premiership but that has been followed by confidence-boosting victories over Hearts and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Rangers confounded expectations by winning away at Real Betis to top their Europa League group, despite dropping points home and away to section minnows Aris.

The Ibrox side remain second in the league but an unbeaten run since Philippe Clement arrived and Celtic's dip in form has narrowed the gap.

It may be a dreich day in Glasgow, blustery and wet, but that can't dampen the spirits of these fans.

The walk up to a final and the maelstrom of emotions. There's nothing like it.

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Nick McPheat
BBC Scotland at Hampden

Some folk will say this is decent weather for a game of football, but it's certainly not a day for kickin' about a grass pitch in your Sunday best.

Both sets of players, suited and booted, have had their wee pre-match pitch inspection.

Despite the drizzle, Cyriel Dessers took his time, he was the last Rangers player off the pitch. The big man will still be on cloud nine after that goal on Thursday.

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Philippe Clement makes a trio of changes following a seismic midweek win over Real Betis in Seville.

Out go Ben Davies, who drops out altogether, the suspended Jose Cifuentes and Sam Lammers.

Todd Cantwell returns to the XI after missing the trip to Spain for personal reasons and he's joined by Leon Balogun and Dujon Sterling, who looks set to be deployed in a defensive midfield role.

No Ryan Jack on the bench, while Nico Raskin, Tom Lawrence and Danilo also remain absent.

The big news for Aberdeen is that Bojan Miovski has shrugged off a hamstring niggle to start.

The striker was among many regulars rested for their excellent midweek win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Also coming back in are Graeme Shinnie, Leighton Clarkson, Jamie McGrath, Nicky Devlin, Richard Jensen, Ester Sokler and Jonny Hayes.

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Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Barisic, Lundstram, Sterling, Cantwell, Sima, McCausland, Dessers.

Substitutes: McCrorie, Yilmaz, Souttar, Lammers, Matondo, Wright, Dowell, Roofe, King.

Aberdeen: Roos, Devlin, Jensen, Gartenmann, Rubezic, Hayes, Shinnie, Clarkson, McGrath, Sokler, Miovski.

Substitutes: Doohan, Milne, Barron, Duk, McGarry, Morris, Polvara, McDonald, Duncan.

Rangers have a record 27 wins in this competition, but have not lifted the trophy since 2011.

The last of Aberdeen's six successes came in 2014 and the club has not won anything since.

Which of these managers will be going home with the first piece of silverware the Scottish season has to offer?

Rangers and Aberdeen face off at Hampden in the Viaplay Cup final - that's the League Cup in old money.

It's always feisty when these two meet and, with the stakes so high, it promises to be cracker.

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