Derek Mc Innes won his first Old Firm game as Rangers manager with an utterly dominant 3-0 victory over rivals Celtic to advance to the last four of the Scottish League Cup.

Captain Dan Neil notched a double and £9.2m Deadline Day signing Kevin Kelsy was also on the scoresheet on his Old Firm debut at a rapturous Ibrox Stadium - without the presence of away supporters. Visitors Celtic struggled to cope with Rangers' aggressive man-for-man press - failing to create any distinct opportunities as they lost a first cup tie in seven against their Glasgow rivals.

Kelsy and Minsu Kim both passed up big early opportunities before Neil eventually fired Mc Innes's side in front after 23 minutes. The stand-in skipper calmly slotted the ball into the bottom corner with precision from the edge of the area following some great movement and link-up play involving the Rangers' front two of Ryan Naderi and Kelsy. The Venezuela international then got his first goal for his new club in the second period as he volleyed in Naderi's flick-on at the back post. Neil completed the scoring with 15 minutes to play as he dispatched the ball into the top corner from the edge of the box to score his second of the afternoon.

Rangers will now face Aberdeen in the semi-finals on the weekend of October 31/November 1, with Hearts drawn against Hibernian.