Martin O’Neill wants Celtic to get the full ticket allocation they are entitled to for their upcoming cup tie at Rangers.

The Scottish Gas Scottish Cup quarter-final draw opened up the chance for a traditional full stand of Celtic fans at Ibrox when the game takes place around the weekend of March 7-8.

Scottish Cup rules state that away clubs have the right to claim up to 20 per cent of tickets, which equates to about 10,000 fans at Ibrox. Rules add that the area of the ground for away fans is agreed by both clubs and police, and stadium safety laws are taken into account.

Celtic fans traditionally filled the Broomloan Stand, which has about 7,500 seats, but their allocation was slashed by Rangers to less than 1,000 in May 2018.

There was a complete absence of fans at the fixtures for a spell before both clubs last season introduced away allocations of about five per cent with additional security arrangements introduced, including safety nets.

O’Neill said: “I don’t know the club stance, but if you take me out of the club at this minute, just being a Celtic supporter, I would want all the tickets we can get, the allocation that’s available to...