Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha insists his side can shoot down Celtic’s treble dream – so long as 11 warriors in blue turn up at Hampden.

Gers warmed up for next weekend’s William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final showdown with their old rivals by beating Partick Thistle 2-0 at Ibrox.

It was the Light Blues’ third win in five games under their new Portuguese boss and their third straight clean sheet.

And now Caixinha reckons his men are ready to face up to Brendan Rodgers’ rampant Hoops.

“This team is always ready to beat anyone and Celtic is going to be the next one,” he said. “The history of this team is about this. We need to be ready for the game.

“The approach to the game is going to be different - it’s an Old Firm game, a knock-out game, and I like the strategic side of the game so I’m looking forward to preparing for it.

“I just hope to have 11 warriors starting the game.”

Whether Barrie McKay is in the side which lines up at the National Stadium remains to be seen after the winger was hauled off at half-time.

The Scotland international – the subject of reports suggesting he has knocked back a new contract offer – looked anything but in the mood to face Thistle.

With his side a goal up after Kenny Miller’s 39th-minute header put them ahead, he almost put them in trouble as his loose pass played in Ryan Edwards.

The Australian could not provide a finish but that did not spare McKay, whose side capped off victory in his absence after the break with Jon Toral’s 54th-minute strike.

“That’s something I need to speak with Barrie McKay about, not with yourself,” he said when questioned about the decision.

“I have three substitutions, I think the earliest one I have made in my career was after 20 minutes, sometimes I take decisions.

“There’s no rule which says you have to make substitutions in the second half, or at half time or whenever, so if I’m not happy with the way the team is going, I’ll change it.”