Sunday’s League Cup semi-final between Celtic and Rangers will have a unique flavour to it.

Both the Glasgow sides come into this encounter in a state of chaos, and that means that emotions of the will be magnified, no matter the result.

Celtic come into this game under the interim charge of Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney, while Rangers have recently appointed a new boss in the form of Danny Rohl, who is still getting to grips with his new players.

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📈 Celtic v Rangers Form & Tactics

Both of these clubs have fallen short of the high standard to which they hold themselves in recent months, which is why both have changed managers lately.

Rangers, in particular, have been catastrophic. For a team used to fighting it out at the top of the table to have won only three of 10 matches represents a woeful record. Rohl, though, has overseen wins over Kilmarnock and Hibs that point to a brighter future.

The Gers, though, were unconvincing in midweek in Edinburgh, albeit with a much-changed squad. Danilo’s early strike was enough to secure the points, but Jack Butland was needed to stop a late Jamie McGrath penalty.

While Brendan Rodgers’ departure from Celtic appears to have come more from strained relations behind the scenes, below-par on-field performances have certainly been a factor. The Hoops won only two of his last seven matches, with the last of those a defeat away to Hearts that saw the Tynecastle club extend their lead at the top of the table to eight points.

O’Neill instantly trimmed this with a 4-0 midweek win over Falkirk, which saw a notable shift to a 4-2-3-1 system. Celtic also created 4.48 xG in that game – a record for a team in a Scottish Premiership match this season.  The Hoops also matched their season-high in terms of shots (21) and set a new mark for shots on target (11).

This version of Celtic is liable to be far more direct and place less of a premium on possession. In midweek, they had only 4.49 passes per possession against a season average of 6.35, with the average pass length a season-high of 20.21m.

These clubs are, therefore, very different to the teams that played out a tame 0-0 draw at Ibrox in August.

📔 Celtic v Rangers Formation & Team News

Celtic moved from a 4-3-3 under Rodgers to a 4-2-3-1 under O’Neill in midweek and are likely to stay in that type of shape.

A resounding 4-0 win over Falkirk provides the interim boss with the ammunition to go into this match without making significant changes, although the scope for that is limited by a number of selection headaches.

Cameron Carter-Vickers faces a long period out, and Auston Trusty is in line to replace him. Elsewhere, starting defender Alistair Johnston is out after a relapse of his hamstring injury, but in better news Kieran Tierney is likely to be fit to start.

Further forward, Jota and Kelechi Iheanacho are both ruled out.

Rangers are going through a formation shift of their own, with Rohl opting for a 3-4-2-1 system in a significant shift away from Russell Martin’s preferred 4-2-3-1.

Rabbi Matondo and Dujon Sterling are long-term issues, while Derek Cornelius’ status needs to be cleared after he came off with a facial blow against Hibs.

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