Scottish Cup final: ‘Celtic have more match-winners than Rangers’

Celtic go into Saturday’s Scottish Cup final with Rangers as favourites after their recent upper hand in Old Firm games and because they have “more match-winners”, says Johan Mjallby.

The Swede’s former club won the Premiership title by an eight-point margin from their Glasgow rivals, taking 10 points from four derby meetings.

While Celtic are aiming to defend the trophy, Rangers are looking for a double of their own, having lifted the League Cup in December.

And ex-Ibrox defender Arthur Numan reckons his old team must “draw a line” under their league disappointment to refocus on ending the season on a high.

“They need to forget what has happened in the last couple of weeks,” said the 54-year-old Dutchman, who thinks Rangers “gave the league away” with dropped points at Ross County and Dundee in the space of four days in April.

“Winning the league is always the most important but they need to draw a line because they cannot change the league.

“The cup is a very important game because we can still win the double.”

Mjallby believes Celtic will have “more of the momentum” after a strong finish clinched a third successive title.

“The last two months they’ve really hit top form and when it mattered they played their best football,” said the 53-year-old.

“There’s probably more pressure on Rangers to get their tactics perfect, because Celtic have had a lot of success during the Old Firm games and they very seldom change the way they play.

“It’s a one-off game but Celtic should go in with a lot of confidence. I think they have more match-winners than Rangers.”