Celtic news latest as Hatate dishes out English advice and McGregor looks to maintain dominant Hampden record

Cup final talk is all heading towards a crescendo and soon it will be time for Celtic to face the music.

The Hoops are defending their League Cup crown on Sunday when rivals Rangers meet them in the Viaplay Cup final at Hampden Park. Ange Postecoglou's side have been relentless in the Premiership and are yet to lose a domestic match this term, but one of their two draws were against Michael Beale's Light Blues, so they know they are in for a battle.

There's been a humble approach to their thoughts on the contest and talking will soon be done on a Hampden turf which should be in better condition than what both sides found it in last month on semi-final duty. There have been headlines aplenty in the build-up and with 24 hours to go, here is Record Sport's round-up of all the big news surrounding Celtic Park.

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Midfielder Reo Hatate has revealed he's been able to communicate in English with his teammates on the park. The Japanese star and his countryman have all used translators during their time so far in Glasgow but the playmaker says he's picked up enough to keep up to speed with his peers.

He said in a fans question and answer session: "Even if our team scores, the fact will soon become past events, so I try to have conversations that will make our team's play better. I try to convey to my teammates as concisely as possible using simple English I learned. We don't have enough time to talk during the game, so I try to convey rapidly my teammates what the whole team felt needed to improve."

If there's such a thing as a Hampden specialist, that man is captain Callum McGregor. The midfielder knows all