Scottish Premier League side, Celtic, have stated that new champions, Rangers will not be getting a guard of honour when they meet at Celtic Park on Sunday.

The Bhoys’ interim manager John Kennedy confined the news in an interview with Sky Sports on Friday.

The Scottish government announced on Friday the Old Firm will go ahead as planned, with both Glasgow clubs in league action for the first time since Rangers ended Celtic’s nine-year dominance of Scottish football by winning their first Premiership title for a decade on March 7.

The decision comes as a payback to Rangers following their refusal to give Celtic a guard of honour when they arrived at Ibrox as league champions in May 2019.

“It is something that we have discussed. It is a subject that has been brought up and I have seen several people talking about it.

“It was the same two years ago when we were champions and if I am being honest, I don’t think such a fuss was being made about it. I don’t see it as a big issue.

“For us, we spoke collectively about it and we won’t do it. It is not about lacking class, nothing like that, because we are a club that always shows class and dignity and do what is right.

“But ultimately this same group of players went in as champions and didn’t get the respect that time if you want to call it that.

“They are the same players who are being asked to stand there. We have decided collectively as a group. We will just get on with the game, park that, so we will focus fully on the game and just put that to bed.”