Deila: We have trained with ten men

Ronny Deila has joked that Celtic have been training with ten men ahead of the Scottish Cup semi-final.

Celtic will take on Championship minnows Rangers at Hampden with a place in the final up for grabs.

In their previous two games at Hampden Park, the Hoops have been reduced to 10-men against Inverness and most recently Ross County, and discipline will be a key factor this Sunday.

Deila was in good spirits ahead of the game in the pre-match press conference and said:

RD on red cards in previous semi-finals: "(joking) We’ve trained the whole week with 10 men so we’ll see how it goes."

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) April 15, 2016

RD: "Hopefully we’ll have 11v11. We have to be aggressive but very controlled."

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) April 15, 2016

He did however clearly state that Celtic have an advantage being top of the table in the top-flight, whereas Rangers are still in the Championship.

RD: "Anything can happen but when you look at our position in the country, we are the best in the country."

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) April 15, 2016

Celtic strolled to a 2-0 win the last tie these teams met at Hampden Park, as Craig Gordon stood idle and untested for the entire game.

Deila will be hoping for more of the same this Sunday as he chases down a second consecutive domestic double as manager of Celtic.