Observe Brendan Rodgers’ response to a naive Rangers query during Celtic’s Scottish Cup press conference.

Observe Brendan Rodgers’ response to a naive Rangers query during Celtic’s Scottish Cup press conference. For the duration of the season, Brendan Rodgers has maintained that the subsequent

 

 

 

Celtic match will always be the most significant. Rodgers’ full attention was on the Scottish Premiership tie with Dundee United even before Celtic confronted Bayern Munich in Germany in the Champions League. In the scenario prior to the critical match against Young

 

 

 

 

Boys, in which Celtic was required to secure a victory in order to preserve their Champions League aspirations, the Celtic manager was solely focused on defeating Kilmarnock in order to preserve his substantial lead over Rangers at the summit of the Scottish Premiership table. As Celtic prepared to face St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden today, why

 

 

 

 

was Rodgers questioned about the impending match against Rangers during the pre-match press conference? When queried about the possibility of a guard of honour from Rangers at Ibrox, a game that is two weeks and two fixtures away, Rodgers responded with the disdain that is deserved, as St Johnstone stand in his way of creating more history for Celtic. Rodgers asked Celtic TV [13m 12s]

 

 

 

 

, “When are we scheduled to play Rangers?” while shaking his head. A few weeks? Certainly, there is sufficient time for that. “Consequently, my primary concern is St. Johnstone.”Rangers at Ibrox are not the season-defining matchups; Celtic’s subsequent two fixtures are. Celtic has the opportunity to secure the title and establish themselves as a contender for a third consecutive treble by winning their next two matches.

 

 

 

Dundee United in the league and St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup are currently more significant than the Ibrox Glasgow Derby. Certainly, the Rangers game will become a priority when it occurs. However, at this juncture, the game against Barry Ferguson’s team is irrelevant, which is why Rodgers brushed the query aside.