CALLUM McGREGOR will come face to face with his opposite number James Tavernier at Ibrox this afternoon.
On the honours front, it’s an uneven duel.
The Celtic captain has picked up 24 winner’s medals while the Govan skipper has a mere three.
To be fair, McGregor, 31, has a four-year start on 33-year-old Tavernier who arrived at the club a decade ago when Mark Warburton signed him from Wigan.
Over the same period, the Hoops midfielder has won 20 trophies.
THE FINAL SAY…James Tavernier, half-hidden by Jack Butland, and Philippe Clement lead the Ibrox players in the pre-match preamble before the Premier Sports League Cup Final at Hampden on December 15 last year. Celtic won the trophy following a penalty-kick shoot-out.
Overall, McGregor has lifted 10 titles, six Scottish Cups and eight League Cups and that haul of fame could be bolstered if Brendan Rodgers’ side beat Aberdeen at Hampden in the grand finale to the season on Saturday May 24.
Tavernier has picked up honours in each of the domestic competitions with a Premiership win in the Covid season of 2020/21, the Scottish Cup a year later and the League Cup in 2023/24.
The Ibrox skipper got a little carried away when his goal helped overcome Aberdeen in the Viaplay-sponsored tournament in November 2023 which welcomed Philippe Clement as the new boss in Govan after the Belgian has replaced Michael Beale the previous month.
Tavernier proclaimed: “It’s the start of something really special for this team. This is a great first step.”
SEALED WITH A KISS…Callum McGregor celebrates the League Cup success, his 23rd honour. Number 24 was on its way when Celtic sealed the Premiership title last weekend.
Rangers finished runners-up to Celtic in the Premiership and Scottish Cup that season and have been banished among the also-rans this time around with Rodgers’ all-conquering Hoops already successful in the league and Premier Sports League Cup.
They are poised for another silverware clean sweep. A win over the Dons in the Scottish Cup showpiece will seal their sixth treble in nine years.
Clement was sacked in February after a home loss to St Mirren which followed the 1-0 Scottish Cup exit from Queen’s Park at Ibrox in a tie where Tavernier missed a last-minute penalty-kick.
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