Will Rangers give Celtic a Guard of Honour in Old Firm Derby this weekend?

Ange Postecoglou's side have blown away the league this season, sitting 13 points clear of rivals Rangers having only lost one game all campaign.

The Hoops have also already won the Viaplay Cup after coming out on top in the Old Firm and they are in the final of the Scottish Cup too with a treble looking very likely.

After their league success, teams will now be expected to give Celtic a Guard of Honour which is a tradition for sides who secure the title with games remaining.

But their next fixture is against Rangers, so will they be giving one to their bitter rivals?

Will Rangers give Celtic a Guard of Honour?

As mentioned, the tradition is to give the champions a Guard of Honour.

However, things differ when it comes to this fixture due to their rivalry and it is very unlikely that it will happen at Ibrox.

There will be no Celtic fans in attendance at the game after concerns over safety, meaning only the Rangers supporters and players will be clapping their bitter rivals onto the pitch.

This is an argument that has cropped up multiple times before with opinions split over whether it should be done.

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In 2019, champions Celtic visited Ibrox and Rangers decided not to give them a Guard of Honour.

Gers manager Steven Gerrard was asked about the decision and said: "To be honest my thoughts are not important on that subject.

"The club have made a decision on that, and decided there won't be a guard of honour so I think my thoughts on it are irrelevant.

"I will follow what I am told to do by the people who are in charge of the club."

But Hoops boss Neil Lennon was not happy and said that Celtic would have lined up to welcome Rangers if it was the other way around.

Lennon said: "It's [Rangers not doing it] a break from tradition.

"I think we would have done it if the shoe had been on the other foot but it's not a major issue."

However, when Rangers won the league in 2021, Celtic didn't give them a Guard of Honour, with interim manager John Kennedy using the previous example as a reason.

"We spoke collectively about it and we won't do it," Kennedy said.

"It is not about lacking class, nothing like that, because we are a club that always shows class and dignity and do what is right.

"But ultimately this same group of players went in as champions [in 2019] and didn't get the respect that time, if you want to call it that."

So with many conflicts over the issue in the past, it is unlikely that Rangers will provide the Guard of Honour for their rivals.