Rangers gear up for the first Glasgow derby of this season, as Derek McInnes' men take on Celtic in the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup at Ibrox this afternoon.

Despite having home advantage in the knock-out fixture, the Gers will be the game as underdogs, given the Celts' brilliant form in domestic football so far.

Today's game is already a knock-out in nature, so it could be the one in the Premiership as the Light Blues are already five points behind the Celts in the league table and failure to win at Parkhead next weekend could already put a question mark on McInnes' future with the Light Blues.

Rangers will take on their cross-town rivals Celtic inside Ibrox Stadium, the Gers' home ground situated in Govan, Glasgow. The kick-off is scheduled for 12 pm BST.

The Gers will be without the services of three of their top attacking options as Youssef Chermiti, Lawrence Shankland and Daisuke Yokota will all miss tomorrow's crucial fixture at Ibrox due to their long-term injury problems.

While summer acquisition Kosta Nedeljkovic remains a doubt after missing two back-to-back league fixtures against Motherwell and St Mirren.

When it comes to the League Cup, the Gers have only won the tournament once in the last 16 years, during the 2023/24 campaign, whereas their rivals have won it seven times in the last decade despite losing out to St Mirren in the final last campaign.

The Scottish FA has already announced that there will be no away fans during any of the Glasgow derbies this season managed by the SPFL this season, and the Light Blues will need to make full use of that this afternoon if they are to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament this time around.

McInnes must first pull through today's pivotal fixture, as failure to do so will cast serious doubt on his future at the club before he faces the Celts again next weekend at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership.