How Celtic want Aberdeen vs Rangers to pan out as opinion claimed to be split in the Parkhead ranks
Celtic will be keeping an eye as their two top rivals face off.
One side of Celtic will be keen on a thumping - but another may want level pegging when it comes to Aberdeen vs Rangers.
It’s a huge match at Pittodrie this Wednesday as the second-placed Dons take on Philippe Clement’s men. Jimmy Thelin’s side are six points ahead of Rangers heading into the match and have only dropped points once this campaign, away to Celtic when they drew 2-2.
Clement meanwhile is coming under increased pressure at Ibrox following a less than convincing start to the domestic campaign. It’s a busy week for Rangers with Motherwell in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final coming after a trip to Aberdeen.
As Celtic host Dundee in the Premiership, their gap on one of the sides could be as big as nine points, or in the case of a draw coming with Hoops victory, they’d be eight clear of both at the summit. Chris Sutton has claimed what the champions will want from the game.
Aberdeen will be the next challenge for Celtic after Dundee, coming this Saturday at Hampden on Premier Sports Cup semi-final duty. The Celtic hero reckons that while manager Brendan Rodgers will be after a draw, Rangers getting a pasting will be on the minds of Celtic diehards.
“He told the It’s All Kicking Off podcast: “Oh, it’s big. Are we talking about supporters or Brendan Rodgers? Brendan Rodgers would probably prefer a draw. The supporters would probably… so what result would Celtic prefer? They’d probably prefer Aberdeen eight, Rangers nil.”