Neil nets brace as Rangers thump Celtic to reach Scottish League Cup semis

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neill-daniel/llzuvFwP/"]Neil[/a] put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rangers/8vAWQXNS/"]Rangers[/a] ahead with a clinical finish from the edge of the area in the 22nd minute at Ibrox.[/p][p]With no [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] fans in attendance at the order of the authorities amid a ticket allocation spat between the Glasgow clubs, the whole stadium exploded in celebration of the midfielder's first goal since his close-season move from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a].[/p][p][b]Rangers' new striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelsy-kevin/bgmn5guC/"]Kevin Kelsy[/a] also got his maiden goal for the club when he fired home to double the lead in the 59th minute.[/b][/p][embed guid="0f897f7a-e4d8-41ca-acc8-3a6496ebc52d" url="https://x.com/RangersFC/status/2099118918770008376" social-type="twitter" /][p]Neil added Rangers' third with another fine finish in the 75th minute to settle a surprisingly one-sided quarter-final.[/p][p]Rangers boss Derek McInnes was able to enjoy his first Old Firm derby success after arriving from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hearts/0rGrwwNc/"]Hearts[/a] to take charge in the summer.[/p][p][b]McInnes' men have won their last five games in all competitions to erase the frustration of their slow start to the season.[/b][/p][p]It was a first domestic defeat of the season for Scottish champions Celtic, who rarely threatened the Rangers goal.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="bca7b363-9206-4e5f-91b2-6cf65142415e" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ac67c2f1-4054-466f-b7b3-b64201ec66c1" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Martin O'Neill's team will not have long to wait for revenge as the two sides meet at Celtic in the Scottish Premiership next Sunday, with visiting fans again banned.[/p][p][b]Joining Rangers in the semi-finals are Hearts, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hibernian/f5Fnxcx4/"]Hibernian[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aberdeen/AmdbMiWq/"]Aberdeen[/a].[/b][/p][p]Hearts beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/stenhousemuir/dWY6Y9zr/"]Stenhousemuir[/a] 3-0 on Friday, Hibernian defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ross-county/vouS5j6r/"]Ross County[/a] 3-0 and Aberdeen won 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kilmarnock/jX8ezy7G/"]Kilmarnock[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/scotland/league-cup/"]Catch up on the Scottish League Cup here.[/a][/b][/p]