Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill will hope to roll back the years as he takes his side to Hampden Park to face fierce rivals Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final on Sunday.
Over 20 years since the Northern Irishman last managed Celtic in an Old Firm derby, the 73-year-old will be hoping for a similar result to the one he experienced way back on April 24, 2005, when goals from Stiliyan Petrov and Craig Bellamy secured a 2-1 win at Ibrox during the 2004/25 campaign.
As you’d expect, none of the Celtic team from that day will join O’Neill in representing the Glasgow giants on Sunday, with this weekend’s XI set to be full of more modern-day stars.
But what did O’Neill’s line-up look like the last time he was in the dugout for a game against Rangers - and where are they now?
13. Subs: Ross Wallace
The Celtic academy left the club a year later to sign for Roy Keane at Sunderland, where he went on to play a pivotal role in the promotion to the English Premier League, and he repeated the feat with Burnley a few seasons later. Retired in 2020 following a short stint with St Mirren, and currently the first-team coach at Fleetwood Town in EFL League Two, a position he has held since December 2023. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602