Gordon wants to mark 100th Celtic appearance with Old Firm victory

Craig Gordon admits his 100th appearance for Celtic will be all the more memorable if he helps them to a William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Rangers.

The Scotland goalkeeper will rack up his century of appearances at Hampden on Sunday.

The 33-year-old said on Celtic's official website: "It's a good one to bring up the 100th with. It's a good achievement to get to 100 already as it's not even two seasons into my time here.

"I've played a lot of games here in a short space of time so it's something to be proud of, especially from where I've come from. I'm happy with that but let's hope I can mark that occasion with a good result.

"That's what we're aiming for, and that's what I'd like to see at the end of it. Regardless of what game it is, you want to go to Hampden and win so it'd be nice to be able to look back on my 100th game and have a victory behind me."

Rangers have clinched the Ladbrokes Championship and Petrofac Training Cup in their last two matches and showed their improvement this season when they beat Premiership Dundee 4-0 in the quarter-finals.

They are expected to give Celtic a far stiffer test than they did during a 2-0 defeat in last season's League Cup semi-finals.

But Gordon said: "I don't think form matters. It's all about who plays on the day.

"We've been to Hampden and played in semi-finals and not got the right result we wanted over the last couple of years so we know we have to go there and perform if we're to get the right result."

Celtic have lost to Ross County, Inverness, St Mirren, Hearts and Kilmarnock at Hampden in the past five seasons but defeat to a lower-league Rangers would probably be even more difficult to stomach for their supporters.

But Gordon - who was sent off in last season's semi-final against Caley Thistle - is not going to get uptight about the pressure ahead of the derby.

"You just enjoy it and don't think about it too much," the former Hearts and Sunderland player said. "It's a game of football and it's certainly one that we want to win.

"I enjoy the pressure that it brings and the derby aspect is something that, no matter what club you're playing for, is the biggest game, so I look forward to it and hopefully we can get another win."