Neil McCann issues Treble warning to Ange Postecoglou

Neil McCann has warned Ange Postecoglou that his side will be up against treble chasers at Hampden on Sunday.

Celtic are firm favourites to win the Premiership title but even with a nine point lead and a goal difference advantage of 26 the former Dundee boss believes that there is still life in the title race.

Postecoglou’s side have won 24 out of 26 matches in the SPFL as well as five out of five in domestic cup competitions but McCann believes that Sunday’s match will be a clash of equals.

Speaking with Steven Thompson and James McFadden on BBC Scotland, McCann said:

It’s going to be a cracking cup final. Since Mick Beale took over at Rangers, he’s had a cracking run of results but maybe performances haven’t been at the top level that he thinks they’re capable of.

They’ve been enough to be comparable to Celtic, which is a feat in itself. It proves to be a brilliant game and it will give Mick Beale an idea of where his team are at.

I don’t think he’s ruled out the league title just yet, the treble is still on the go and this is a huge cup final for different reasons for Mick Beale.

McCann recently attracted criticism from Ibrox fans for his comments about the celebrations of Alfredo Morelos away to Hearts at Tynecastle.

In the previous Glasgow derbies this season Celtic won 4-0 at home in September before drawing 2-2 at Ibrox in January.