Considering where Rangers were three or four years ago, that would be a fine achievement.
"It is going to be a fantastic environment and a fantastic football match".
Just three minutes into the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, which Celtic won 2-0, Halliday made his presence felt as he sprinted into a heavy challenge on Manchester City loanee Roberts.
Despite Celtic's dominance Rangers captain Kenny Miller was presented with a golden chance to pull one back when he got on the end of Tavernier's cross, but sent his weak header straight at Craig Gordon.
Restored to the starting eleven following the 2-2 draw with Ross County, Mikael Lustig had a nervous game at right-back; despite the absence of any real potency from the Rangers attack.
The Light Blues kept pushing forward and Miller had a number of half chances, including once that ended with penalty shout for handball, but Gordon was more than a match for them as the clock ticked away.
Seconds later, Celtic took the lead.
Moussa Dembele has been ruled out of Saturday's game with a hamstring injury.
By the half-way point of the opening 45 minutes, Celtic were enjoying 85% possession, in complete control, and seemingly intent on strangling the life out of their opponents simply by denying them the ball.
DANNY WILSON - Could not reach the heights of his recent display at Celtic Park.
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If Rangers score first, or defend well to keep Celtic out, that will give the Ibrox players extra legs at crucial times in the game.
Rangers were on the ropes now with Griffiths and Roberts both testing the reflexes of the badly exposed and overworked Foderingham.
The fans didn't give him much sympathy though and you could barely make out what he was saying in his interviewing.
Then on Sunday night, they will gather with the rest of the supporters club they are affiliated with at a bar in Parnell, to watch their team, Rangers, take on Celtic, their cross-town rivals from Glasgow, in the semifinals of the Scottish Cup.
Myles Beerman was fortunate to avoid being sent off eight minutes before the break when he tripped the advancing Patrick Roberts only a minute after having been cautioned for a foul on the same player.
But the Englishman preferred to talk about Callum McGregor's composed effort early in the Hampden performance that opened the door to Celtic meeting Aberdeen in the showpiece finale on May 27.
Halliday was substituted by Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha at half-time for Barrie McKay.
Caixinha's meal might not be wholly palatable though.
They never really got going against Brendan Rodgers men and couldn't make up the gulf in quality between the two sides with any sort of fighting spirit whatsoever. I'm struggling for an answer but, fortunately, that's Caixinha's job, not mine.
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