JAMES TAVERNIER is confident Rangers can take their biggest scalp of the campaign and see off Celtic to clinch a Scottish Cup final berth next weekend.

Mark Warburton’s side got over the Championship winning line on Tuesday night as Tavernier netted the only goal of a 1-0 win at home to Dumbarton.

The Light Blues have now turned their attentions to the Petrofac Training Cup final on Sunday as they look to add another piece of silverware to the Ibrox trophy cabinet.

Warburton’s side will then face their Old Firm rivals seven days later as they bid for another Hampden date and a place in the showpiece finale to the campaign.

And right-back Tavernier is relishing the chance to face Celtic for the first time ahead of four more derby days next term.

He said: “There are two more cups and we want to finish the league as strongly as possible.

“We don’t want to take our foot off the gas now we’ve won the league. We want to finish it really strong.

“We are really looking forward to the cup games. We’ll concentrate on this Sunday and then go from there.

“We have to prove ourselves in every game. We had to prove ourselves against Dumbarton.

“In every game, we have to prove Rangers are the best team and next season we’ll have a lot to prove, being back in the Premiership. I’m confident with the squad we’ve got that we will do that.

“Of course we can [beat them]. We’ve got a great team and we’re full of confidence. We can beat anyone when we play well.

“I’m looking forward to playing them in front of 50,000 at Ibrox and then going to their ground and experiencing it there.

“Obviously the next game against them is at Hampden with 50,000 split equally. I can’t wait for the Old Firm derbies next year, definitely.”