Watch Brendan Rodgers’ reaction to daft Rangers question in Celtic’s Scottish Cup press conference

Brendan Rodgers has maintained this whole season that the next Celtic fixture will always be the most important one.

Even before Celtic faced Bayern Munich in Germany in the Champions League, Rodgers’ full focus at that time was on the Scottish Premiership tie with Dundee United.

And in the ficture before the crucial game against Young Boys in which Celtic had to win to keep their Champions League hope alive, the Hoops boss was only thinking about beating Kilmarnock to keep his huge gap to Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership table intact.

So as Celtic prepared to face St Johnstone in today’s Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden, why of why was Rodgers quizzed about the upcoming clash against Rangers in the pre-match press conference.

Brendan Rodgers expertly dismisses Rangers guard of honour Celtic question

Rodgers is preparing Celtic for the biggest game of the season so far as the Hoops boss chases another treble.

St Johnstone stand in his way of creating more history for Celtic so when Rodgers was asked about a possible guard of honour from Rangers at Ibrox, a game that is two weeks and two fixtures away, the Parkhead boss treated the question with the disdain is deserved.

Shaking his head, Rodgers told Celtic TV [13m 12s], “When do we play Rangers? A couple of weeks? Right, there’s enough time for that, enough time for that.

“So, I’m just focused on St Johnstone and that’s the big focus.”

Celtic’s next two fixtures are season-defining, not Rangers at Ibrox

In Celtic’s next two fixtures the Parkhead club can seal the title and put themselves in the driving seat to win another treble.

St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup and Dundee United in the league are more significant at this moment in time that the Ibrox Glasgow Derby.