Key events
Ange Postecoglou: “The club has had a lot of success recently, including trebles. We can add to that and that’s what I will try to do.”
He refuses to discuss his future.
“Anytime you are here at Hampden, it is always a special occasion. Cup final is a special day and I am glad to be a part of it.”
Billy Dodds: “I don’t want to come here and camp on the 18-yard box.”
Good luck with that, Caley.
Caley’s last match of the league season was a home defeat to Ayr on May 5. Will they be undercooked for today?
BBC are obviously showing the Caley win from 2000. They might need a bit more of that spirit today, not to mention another utterly atrocious Celtic performance.
Ange Postecoglou savours the moment.
A lovely journey.
It is even more impressive that Caley have made it to the final considering they lost to Queen’s Park in the fourth round, only for their opponents to be booted out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
Get in the mood for the match with Ewan Murray on Big Ange.
Starting lineups
Celtic: Hart, Johnston, Starfelt, Iwata, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley, Jota, Kyogo, Maeda
Subs: Siegrist, Haksabanovic, Abada, Turnbull, Oh, Ralston, Welsh
ICT: Ridgers, Duffy, Harper, Welsh, Deas, Devine, Carson, McKay, Allardice, Henderson, Shaw
Subs: C Mackay, Doran, MacGregor, Hyde, D Mackay, Delaney, Samuels, Woods, Boyd
Welcome
This could be another momentous afternoon for Celtic with a domestic treble being dangled in front of their faces. They start the day as heavy favourites to win the Scottish Cup to add to their collection alongside the Premiership and League Cup trophies.
It could, however, be Ange Postecoglou’s final game in charge of the Glasgow club, with Spurs very interested in making him Antonio Conte’s permanent replacement. The Australian has enjoyed pretty much constant success in Scotland and will have deserved his move to the Premier League.
Inverness finished sixth in the Scottish Championship, so the fact they are in the final is pretty miraculous in itself but few give them any chance whatsoever today. Stranger things have happened in football as 8 February 2000 will testify. It was the night they went ballistic at Parkhead. They also have a former Rangers player in the dugout in the form of Billy Dodds, so he will be mighty eager to get one over on Celtic.
Let’s hope for a cracker!
Kick-off: 5.30pm BST
