On the first of February 2015 Celtic met Sevco for the very first time and handed out a routine beating to the tribute act at Hampden. In subsequent fixtures not much has changed with the Ibrox club still waiting for a win over 90 minutes.
Back in 2015 Celtic were managed by Ronny Deila with the new boss returning to some of the backbone of Neil Lennon’s side to ensure success.
Kris Commons and Leigh Griffiths were back in favour with Sevco, managed by Kenny McDowall unable to lay a glove on Deila’s side.
The tough early days of Deila’s reign had been put into the past with a new look central defence much more resolute than the one that had leaked goals against Legia Warsaw and Maribor.
Without a Glasgow derby to drool over for three years this League Cup semi-final got the full treatment with all sorts of legends dug up from the past to offer their views.
On the day first half goals from Leigh Griffiths and Kris Commons killed the match stone dead with some erratic decision from Craig Thomson preventing further scoring.
Only three of the Celtic side that won 2-0 in February 2015 are likely to start on Sunday but all those that featured three years ago will remember the match for the history that they created.