Nicolas Raskin insists Rangers 'will go for it' against Celtic as he highlighted the importance of winning the Scottish Cup.
The Light Blues go into the match with the famous old trophy the final piece of silverware up for grabs to them this season after defeat to Ange Postecoglou's men in the League Cup Final and the Hoops on the verge of sealing back to back Premiership title successes with a 13 point lead and just five games to go. They could confirm their status as champions once again next time out at Tynecastle but all focus will be on the big clash in Mount Florida.
Raskin knows the need to deliver trophies and the demands set on the team. He now wants to send the Rangers faithful home from Hampden in a party mood and proud this time around after a painful outcome in the last national stadium contest between the two.
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Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "It's very important for two reasons. Rangers we need to win something for the season and it is our last chance, we also want to win against them. The last game we lost but we have another feeling, we are not that far from them.
"We had some chances, okay, they won, so now we focus even more on ourselves, and we go with a strong team and mentality, and go for it."
He continued: "The atmosphere was great [at the League Cup final], the half-and-half stadium was great, now we want to make our fans proud. The last time we lost this game and it was painful to see them enjoying it with their fans and see our fans sad. We will go for it.
"I am waiting to play in the Old Firm at our stadium, I have played there [Celtic Park] and Hampden. You can feel the atmosphere, it is great. When you have 60,000 that are so passionate you can feel it.
"It is something you don't see in every country. You need to see it and feel it to understand what it is."
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