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Alan Galindo

Derek McInnes won't 'overly worry' about Celtic as Kilmarnock boss makes 'ridiculous' depth claim

Derek McInnes admits he is not going to 'overly worry' about Celtic as he labelled their strength and depth as 'ridiculous'

The Kilmarnock boss watched his side go down 2-0 to the Scottish champions in a dress rehearsal ahead of this evening's Hampden meeting with Ange Postecoglou's side. The Scottish champions are the holders of the Viaplay Cup and will be determined to move one step closer to retaining their crown.

But the Rugby Park outfit, who will be underdogs at the national stadium, are aiming to cause a major upset for their travelling support as McInnes outlined his ambitions to be a regular at this stage of cup competitions as he bids to make the newly promoted Premiership side a 'good cup team'. Ahead of the Hampden semi-final, he said: “If we had had a right sore one last Saturday, it would have been a hard sell for me this week. So we set up in a way and were organised enough to stay in the game.

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