Celtic and Rangers will both kick off at the same time at home on the same day for the first time in almost quarter of a century and are on course for bumper crowds as fans get the chance to see their teams in action for the last time before their respective Scottish Premiership opening fixtures.
Glasgow will be swarming on Saturday with supporters of the two fierce rivals. Rangers host English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur while Championship outfit Norwich City travel to Parkhead to take on Ange Postecoglou’s champions. Both pre-season friendly matches kick off at 3pm and that is something of a rarity.
The last time there was such a scenario was back on January 23, 1999 when when the two sides played Scottish Cup ties at the same time against lower league opposition. Rangers beat Stenhousemuir 2-0 in front of just under 38,000 while more than 42,000 watched Celtic defeat Airdrie 3-1.
