Captain Callum McGregor urges Celtic players to remain calm against Rangers

Celtic skipper Callum McGregor stressed the need to remain calm in Sunday’s Ibrox derby.

Ange Postecoglou’s side lead Rangers by three points and 14 goals in the cinch Premiership so the home supporters will be eager to create a hostile atmosphere and try to inspire their team to cut the gap.

When asked if he had a message to the newer players in the squad ahead of the game, McGregor told Celtic TV: “Just to stay calm. We know exactly the way we want to work, we have been doing it for seven, eight, nine months now in terms of the gaffer’s message and the way he wants us to play.

“When you come to these big games, it’s just important to stay calm and remember your principles, the way you want to work and the way that the team functions and do your job for the team. You get that success as a collective.

“We will be absolutely ready come the game, everyone fully focused, and carry out what the manager is asking us to do. The players will give everything and we will go there together to get a result.

“You go there and you want to win, you want to win for your supporters, for yourself, for your club, everyone together. I speak about that all the time, we are all as one, everything we do. When you go there, your job is to win and win well.”

Celtic’s best performance of the season was arguably their first half against Rangers in February, when they scored three goals without reply.

But there have been other dominant displays and McGregor insisted nothing would change in terms of preparation or approach.

“We don’t want to get carried away by the fixture or what it means,” the midfielder said. “We obviously understand the size of the game and what it is in the context of the season but we try and approach the game the same way as