'McInnes has got Celtic's number'

Will Rangers boss Derek McInnes stick with the same tactical set-up that worked a treat against Celtic last weekend?

The sides meet again on Sunday, this time in the Premiership, with Celtic reeling from a 3-0 Ibrox loss in the League Cup and 3-1 Europa League defeat at home to Ferencvaros.

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Rangers are aiming to move within two points of the Premiership leaders by securing back-to-back derby wins, while defeat at Parkhead would leave McInnes' men eight adrift.

"The guy that would have been rubbing his hands watching that [Ferencvaros] game last night is Derek McInnes because it was a game that again showed Celtic are fragile and vulnerable," said The Guardian's Ewan Murray on the BBC Scottish football podcast.

"Rangers have given them a bloody nose just days ago and Celtic's confidence has got to be even lower now.

"Rangers' tactical set-up will be really interesting. Derek has a habit of maybe changing something. James Penrice in midfield obviously worked, but something tells me he maybe won't do that again, he'll do something different.

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"But he and the Rangers players have a right to be really confident about this game. I think generally in midfield, Rangers have got Celtic's number.

"And actually McInnes has got Celtic's number because he did it for Hearts last season bar obviously one game, but particularly two games at Tynecastle where Hearts dominated Celtic in that midfield area, bullied them and bossed them and won the game."

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