Kyogo has 30 year Celtic derby record in his sights but Ange isn't fussed if he breaks it it against Rangers

Ange Postecoglou can’t be certain that Kyogo Furuhashi will rack up four in a row.

But the Celtic manager can guarantee he’s going to get another top-class display out of the Japanese striker at Hampden. Kyogo heads into the Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers on a blistering run of Old Firm form. The fans’ favourite has smashed five goals in his last three games against the Ibrox side, including two at the National Stadium to help his team win the Viaplay Cup Final.

Kyogo already has 29 goals in the bag this term and can become the first in the fixture to score in four successive matches since John Collins almost three decades ago. Postecoglou’s faith in the hitman is unswerving and, while he can’t be sure the striker will again bulge the net, he knows his performance is likely to again be tip-top. He said: “What you’ve done previously has very little relevance to what happens on Sunday. What’s important is that we go out there and play our football and that’s what Kyogo has done whether he was scoring goals or not.

“People were saying before that he’d gone so many games without scoring, so it doesn’t really change anything. That’s what we’ve tried to focus on.

“He works his socks off for the team, he constantly puts himself into areas where he can be a threat to the opposition and he’ll do that at the weekend. Whether that manifests itself in goals for himself or us being able to score because of his work, I’ve got no doubt he’ll get to those levels.

“If the goals come then great, but I’ve got no doubts as to what he’s going to do in terms of his performance. That’s as he’s done always. Putting in one that’s going to help his team.”

Postecoglou believes Celtic will be hard to stop at Hampden if they hit their