Brendan Rodgers has insisted Rangers are no closer to closing the gap on his dominant Celtic side this season despite the closely contested nature of the champions' Premiership victory at Ibrox last month.

The Old Firm rivals meet at Hampden tomorrow in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup as Celtic seek to remain on course for the unprecedented feat of winning consecutive domestic trebles.

Rodgers is unbeaten in nine games against Rangers since taking charge of Celtic in the summer of 2016, overseeing seven victories – including two 5-1 drubbings – and two draws in a sequence which has seen his team score 21 goals and concede just six.

Brendan Rodgers: Tight games don't mean Rangers are catching us