Michael Beale has been handed a major boost with Malik Tillman FIT to face Celtic at Hampden.
The USA international has been a key player for Rangers this season both under Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his current boss but was a deemed a doubt due to a hamstring injury. He missed last week's big win over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena and hadn't trained earlier this week but he's declared himself ready for the Old Firm showdown at the national stadium.
The Light Blues also had injury concerns over John Lundstram and Ryan Jack going into this one with but both have made the squad with Lundstram in the starting side and Jack named on the bench.
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Beale arrives at Hampden full of confidence with his side on an extended unbeaten run. He's yet to taste defeat as the Rangers manager and will be hoping to land his first trophy in charge as the main man.
Speaking ahead of facing Celtic, he said: “It is a huge game for our football club and everyone involved, the fans, the players, myself and my staff, it is a huge privilege to be involved in this game.
“A rivalry like this that is world renowned, and I believe is the biggest rivalry in the world, and we are privileged as a country to have it here.
“I think it is a fantastic final for the neutral, I don't remember a game when the two teams went into in such fine form as well, I am really looking forward to it, I can’t wait for Sunday to finally arrive and all the preparations to be out of the way.
“We are in a better position than we were after this weekend we have a lot to regardless of the outcome, this is a one off game, a cup final between two rivalries and I think both teams will go head to head.
“It is about focusing on this game and making sure we do ourselves justice and we come away in a good place, a good place for us would be obviously winning the trophy.”
RANGERS XI: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Davies, Barisic, Kamara, Lundstram, Tillman, Fashion JR, Morelos
Subs: McLaughlin, Hagi, Jack, Colak, Cantwell, Wright, Arfield, Raskin, Devine.
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