Celtic vs Rangers LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership title showdown at Parkhead

It's all FUN and games in the build up to an Old Firm derby. But now we're down to the deadly serious business.

Brendan Rodgers says his claim that Celtic were going to "have a bit of fun" against Rangers was nothing more than a throwaway line following last week's win over Hearts at Parkhead.

But Rangers manager Philippe Clement was irked by it and responded 24 hours later by saying it was disrespectful towards his team. Was the Belgian using it to light a fire under his team? He certainly needs to do something to change the derby narrative.

The Ibrox boss urged his players to be like Gladiators in the Colosseum when they walk out at a pumped-up Parkhead with no away fans. His Gladiators will certainly need to be ready unlike the last derby where they conceded after just 21 seconds!

Celtic go into the game three points and five goals ahead with three games left in the Scottish Premiership title race. Win and they'll all but seal three-in-a-row but victory against the odds for Gers will keep their title hopes alive.

We're in for a cracker and you can follow it all right here in our LIVE blog.

Willie Collum has been involved in some major controversies during his career as a whistler and ahead of him taking charge of this explosive meeting, Record Sport looked back at some of his biggest flashpoints.

He has angered both of these sides at some point, not least in his first Old Firm derby 14 years ago when he awarded Rangers a penalty for an incident then Celtic boss Neil Lennon said he couldn't even SEE.

Rangers were also furious with him during Steven Gerrard's time in charge when he issued a second booking to Daniel Candeias to give the Portuguese his marching orders for BLOWING KISSES at St MIrren's Anton