Celtic and Rangers fans warned 'don’t be d***heads' as Aussie chief insists Sydney will cope with derby day

Rangers and Celtic fans have been warned not to be "d***heads" when they travel for November's friendly in Australia.

The Sydney Super Cup meeting between the two Glasgow rivals remains on despite intense opposition from both sets of fans.

Taking place in November amid the World Cup, both teams will also play domestic A-League opposition but the main attraction is the first derby in foreign soil which the organisers are hopeful will be a sell-out at the 80,000 capacity Accor Stadium.

Australian authorities are working with both clubs and Scottish police to plan for the event though Sydney-based supporters clubs have both expressed doubt the game will be treated as it is back home.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales sports minister Stuart Ayres said: "It’s not 1984, it’s 2022, and we love passion, we love noise, but we want safe environments that people can come to.

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"We’ve got a long runway, the event’s in November, we’ll do a lot of clear messaging around ticket sales and expectations of fan behaviour: come along, have a great time, just don’t be a dickhead.

"We’re a well-experienced city when it comes to running large-scale, major events. We’ll engage with the clubs, we’ll take