Hampden was a glorious sight for Celtic fans this afternoon as they watched their side clinch a return trip for the final of the Scottish Cup.
Treble bustin’ had been the topic of the week as all sorts of claims were made about the impact of the fifth best coach in Qatar on Celtic’s trophy target.
Brendan Rodgers sat quietly in the background concentrating on his players with the added motivation of last week’s horrendous decisions away to Ross County.
In the opening minutes Andy Halliday committed an x-rated foul on Patrick Roberts but Celtic weren’t intimidated. If anything it showed the fear that the Ibrox side had for the champions.
Celtic were relentless as they pushed forward for the opening goal which came from the feet of Callum McGregor as he completed a great move by passing the ball into the net.
The loss of Moussa Dembele through injury didn’t interrupt Celtic’s style, substitute Leigh Griffiths earned a penalty early in the second half which Scott Sinclair converted with ease.
At the final whistle there were no over the top celebrations, work has still to be done with the final against Aberdeen offering a chance for this crop of hoops to put their names in history as the first treble winners in 16 years.