Viaplay Cup draw LIVE as Rangers joined by Hearts and Hibs in last eight while Celtic battle Kilmarnock

20.08.2023 - 15:01 dailyrecord.co.uk

Eight managers will have one thing on their Christmas list - the Viaplay Cup trophy. The final of the first Scottish domestic silverware up for grabs again takes place at the end of the year after it was played in February last season due to the winter break for the Qatar World Cup.

And what better gift to give your fans just a week before the big man slides down the chimney than a day out at Hampden with the Scottish League Cup in the club cabinet at the end of it?

That is the dream and eight teams still have that ambition. Now, they will find out who stands in their way between a place at Hampden Park in early November for the semi-finals.

Celtic are the current holders after it became the first part of Ange Postecoglou's Treble success last season. Rivals Rangers were the beaten finalists and haven't won it since 2011.

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