Rangers goal keeper Wes Foderingham makes a save at the feet of Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths, right, during the Scottish Cup semi-final soccer match at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Sunday April 17, 2016.
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‘The benchmark is always Celtic but not only did we win the game on penalties, Rangers actually played better than Celtic.
It will be a tie remembered for Barrie McKay’s goal, which was a pearl of a strike from just outside the box rising into the top corner of the net.
Celtic, who had been second best for most of the first half, took control after the restart and substitute Erik Sviatchenko equalised with a bullet header after 50 minutes.
Mark Warburton’s side won a pulsating Scottish Cup semi-final clash on penalties at Hampden Park to book a place against Hibernian in the final next month.
“So the fact we actually outplayed them as well was fantastic, given we essentially built a Championship team to win the Championship and we are going to build further on it for next season”.
“Of course I am disappointed that we lost the game, having said that I am not very satisfied with the performance either”.
Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney went close moments later before Rangers skipper Wallace fired wide of the far post.
“I have seen it many times on television and heard about it. But when you are into it you see that it is even more than you see when you are outside”. This season, they finished bottom of their Europa League group, comprising Ajax, Fenerbahce and Molde, losing three and drawing three of their six games. Anyone who understands football will say they have the stronger squad, they have the experience and they were the favourites and I can understand this.
Warburton said: “I’m delighted for the fans”.
He said: “I don’t think you can treat it like any other game because it’s not. “We won the league quite comfortably and then we played really well in the cup final but we’ve had time to celebrate the last couple of results but now we’re focussed on Celtic”.Which players can you see earning cult-hero status on Sunday?”.
The Norwegian, who was appointed as Neil Lennon’s successor in June 2014, has come under fire from certain sections of the Celtic support this season, with the club’s failures in European competition a particular reason for their disharmony.
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“It is a totally different thing to do something over 38 games than to do it over one”.
