Ex-Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole says that his old teammate Steven Gerrard isn't the type of manager to hang his players out to dry, and hopes that the Rangers players will repay their manager.
And Cole has warned Celtic that he found Valencia's Mestalla stadium to be one of the most intimidating arenas he's ever played in. Cole also recommended that Celtic fans making the trip should bring binoculars.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expects Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney, Tom Rogic, Ryan Christie and Dedryck Boyata all to return to the Celtic first team in time for their upcoming fixtures against Aberdeen and Rangers.
Rangers midfielder Ross McCrorie says that his teammates are taking nothing for granted and reckons that Rangers will need to win their next four games to stay top of the Premiership going into the winter break.
Joe Cole has said that he's unsurprised by the work Steve Clarke's doing at Kilmarnock, and that the ex-Chelsea coach was "a massive influence" when Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012.
St Mirren captain Paul McGinn has admitted that the club's return to the Scottish top flight couldn't have gone much worse.
Dundee defender Darren O'Dea has revealed that he's quizzed his teammate Kenny Miller about how to stay fit and prolong his career, with O'Dea concluding that "it's mainly down to his own desire and personality".
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel says he is looking forward to his side's "great test" against Manchester United after the two clubs were drawn together in the last sixteen of the Champions League.
In golf, David Drysdale has narrowly missed out on a maiden European Tour victory after finishing as runner-up at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa on Sunday.
And the Herald's Nick Rodger says that the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist has sold Georgia Hall short.
Brendan Rodgers has told the Daily Record that he expects Celtic to be stronger by the time they face Valencia in the last 32 of the Europa League in February.
The Scottish Sun are reporting that Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has told Graeme Shinnie and Gary Mackay-Steven that he wants them to decide on their futures by next month. Both players are out of contract at the end of the season.
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