Ratings for Old Firm players following League Cup semi-final. By Alison McConnell and Chris Jack

Celtic Ratings

GORDON (6) Could have taken a seat in the stand for all he had to do. Rarely troubled and when the odd Rangers set-piece got through to him he was always comfortable in collecting. Never under any pressure.

LUSTIG (7) Barely played of late, but was able to get through the game at a canter given the little resistance he came up against. Into the book in the opening half.

DENAYER (7) Strolled through the game, never taxed and few questions asked of him. Comfortable on the ball

VAN DIJK (7) Out-muscled anyone that came near. Should have added his name to the scoresheet in the opening half when he headed just over the bar.

IZAGUIRRE (8) Had an enjoyable afternoon against Fraser Aird until the winger was replaced by Jon Daly.

BROWN (9) Rightly seethed when Craig Thomson called the ball back for a Celtic free-kick after Leigh Griffiths was haring for goal. His tenacity inside the Rangers box as he harried Nicky Law set up Celtic's second. Booked for late lunge on Ian Black in closing minutes.

BITTON (7) Unfazed as Celtic dominated in the middle of the park. Caught up in a brief scuffle towards the end of the game but quietly effective for the most.

COMMONS (8) Netted a cracking second when he whipped a left-foot drive past Steven Simonsen to put the game beyond Rangers. Used his experience to maintain Celtic's dominance throughout.

JOHANSEN (8) Provided the cross that set up Griffiths for the opening goal of the game. Faded in influence as the game wore on.

STOKES (8) Industrious in a wide-left role and a couple of decent deliveries from set-pieces.

GRIFFITHS (8) Headed Celtic into the lead after just ten minutes when he was allowed to rise between McGregor and Foster. Took a hefty elbow in the back of the head from Lee McCulloch early in the second period. Didn't deter him from trying a few flicks and feints. Could've had a penalty after being upended by Wallace.

GUIDETTI (6) Took over from Griffiths with just over 20 minutes to go. Upended by McCulloch on one curious occasion in the latter stages for which the Rangers captain, who then proceeded to impede Brown, won the foul.

FORREST (6) Replaced Anthony Stokes in the latter stages of the game. Through on goal on a couple of occasions only for his finishing to let him down.

MATTHEWS (6) On for final minutes as he replaced Lustig.

Rangers Ratings

STEVE SIMONSEN 6 Left exposed by his shoddy defence as Griffiths and Commons netted in the first half and Van Dijk headed over. Denied Johansen just before the break with a good stop. Couple of blocks in second half.

RICHARD FOSTER 4 Struggled defensively as Celtic swarmed forward and didn't offer anything going the other way either. Not a good day for the right-back.

DARREN McGREGOR 4 Old Firm bow to forget for the Ibrox defender. Caught out at Griffiths header and several times thereafter in a ropey first half. One of his poorest games for the Gers.

LEE McCULLOCH 5 At the heart of a defensive line that was all over the place in the first half. Steadied the ship after the break, but couldn't inspire Rangers to a shock comeback.

LEE WALLACE 5 Rangers needed a big performance from their best player, but the left-back couldn't deliver. Better in the second half and was far from the worst in Light Blue.

IAN BLACK 4 Had a couple of skirmishes with Brown early on, but never looked like asserting himself in the middle of the park. Passing and delivery far from good enough on his return to the team.

FRASER AIRD 2 Hooked at the break after an ineffectual first-half showing. Didn't make the most of what few chances he had on the ball and delivery was poor.

KYLE HUTTON 4 Outclassed in midfield as Celtic dominated in the first half. Improved slightly, but still too far off the pace.

NICKY LAW 4 Another poor performance in a big game for Rangers. Didn't get close enough to Miller and didn't show any quality on the ball.

STEVEN SMITH 4 Handed a midfield berth to try and stem the Celtic flow down the flank but plan didn't pay off.

KENNY MILLER 6 Asked to roll the back the years and lead the Rangers forward line on his own. Isolated in the first half and got little change from Van Dijk and Denayer. Better with Daly alongside him. but efforts went unrewarded.

SUBS:

JON DALY 5 (for Aird 45) Gave Rangers a much-needed physical presence in the final third. Played his part in an improved second-half showing, but chances were few and far between.

NICKY CLARK 2 (for Miller 80) Handed his Old Firm bow, but couldn't make a real impact with the game long gone for Rangers.