The moment Mark Warburton paused for Celtic thought as Ronny Deila was on his mind amid Rangers jubilation

Mark Warburton took in the elation of 2016's Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic.

And then for a moment the Rangers manager had one man on his mind: Ronny Deila.

A Tom Rogic miss in the penalty shootout saw Gers progress to the final where they'd taste defeat against Hibs, after a whirlwind 120 minutes that saw the men in blue lead twice through Kenny Miller and Barrie McKay, only for Erik Sviatchenko and Rogic to level for Deila's Hoops.

The Norwegian left Glasgow that summer with Brendan Rodgers taking his place at Parkhead and leading Celtic into a new era of dominance.

And Warburton couldn't help feel sympathy for his opposing gaffer who he felt was about to enter a rough time in his career, though he has since gone on to win the MLS Cup over in America with New York City FC.

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Speaking to the Scotsman, Warburton said: "I saw some of the treatment of Ronny Deila going into the game as a fellow manager. I just thought some of the words written about Ronny were shocking.

"I knew when that final whistle went, of course you saw my reaction, but there was a moment where I stopped and thought ‘he is going to come in for so much inappropriate and undeserved abuse almost from the media’.

"I