Nine arrested after disorder at Rangers and Celtic Scottish Cup tie

Police have made nine arrests after the disorder at Sunday’s Scottish Cup tie between Rangers and Celtic, and expect that number to rise “significantly” after launching an operation to address multiple incidents.

Several officers and members of the public were injured after fans invaded the Ibrox Stadium pitch in the immediate aftermath of Celtic’s penalty shootout victory over their Glasgow rivals.

Dozens of travelling fans spilled on to the pitch to celebrate and more than 100 Rangers fans charged to confront them.

Police and stewards formed a barrier to prevent large-scale interaction but there was violence and missiles, including a lit flare, were thrown.

Police said a 10-year-old child had been hit by a coin.

Chief Superintendent Emma Croft said that one officer had been hit on the head by a bottle.

Footage also showed a female officer being kicked to the ground from behind by a Rangers fan who was sprinting towards the Broomloan stand, which held 7,500 Celtic supporters.

“There’s nine arrests currently that I can report on. I do expect that number to rise significantly,” she said.

“I’ve mounted an inquiry team and we will go through CCTV and other opportunities to identify individuals who will be brought to justice.

“The biggest concern was injuries to my officers and to members of the public. Three or four members of the public were injured in terms of assaults.

“My officers, the injuries that they suffered were injuries to the head, to the face, to the arm. All violence, all culpable and reckless conduct and disorder. Not acceptable.

“We are aware of a number of individuals that came on to the pitch using items within the stadium as weapons. That will play part of the broader inquiry I’ve kicked off, and we have