How do Rangers go about beating Celtic? It's a question every Gers fan has been asking themselves all season and the answer is still a mystery. Mark Warburton, Graeme Murty and Pedro Caixinha have all had a go at Brendan Rodgers' team and all have fallen short.

Murty of course came the closest, drawing with the Scottish champions at Celtic Park. Caixinha's first attempt washed the memories of that stalemate away though, his side looking as far away from the Hoops as ever on Sunday.

The two go at it again on Saturday and this time the home advantage is once again with Rangers.

This time a victory is perhaps more beneficial to their current rivalry with Aberdeen than Celtic. They badly need three points to keep the heat on Derek McInnes' side. Lose and their slim chances of second become completely non-existent.

How does Caixinha do it though?

This is our battle plan for the Rangers boss to finally get one over on the Hoops this season...

The approach: Less midfield bluster, more attacking threat

Rangers' big problem on Sunday was the fact they showed Celtic far too much respect. Far from looking like a team that could match them on neutral ground, they stood off their opponents despite an abundance of defensive minded players. The likes of Andy Halliday were a waste of a shirt and his bluster in midfield should absolutely be sacrificed in order for the likes of Barrie McKay or Joe Dodoo to get a starting spot.

Backed by their home fans, the onus will be on the Gers to attack and that means McKay or Dodoo could play a vital role.

While he's been off the boil for a couple of months now, McKay was the standout performer against the Hoops the last time the two teams met at Ibrox. He had a right good go at the Celtic defence and in the first half an hour had the better of them.

Rangers need similar attacking intent if they are to get a result this Saturday. The Celtic defence does its job well but under significant pressure may show signs of cracking through Erik Sviatchenko or Dedryck Boyata.

Put simply, the Pedro Caixinha's men need to go for it.

The big threat: Leigh Griffiths

Leigh Griffiths may not have hit the heights of last season under Brendan Rodgers but any Rangers man writing him off this weekend would be very foolish indeed. Despite limited minutes the prolific striker has scored 14 goals this season, just one less than Rangers' top scorer Martyn Waghorn.

The Scotland international knows his way to go and Ibrox his set to be his first start for the Hoops since December. He has a lot to prove and knows that this is a massive stage for him to do so. We know he likes to pop up on the big occasion too.

Shutting him down must be a priority for Pedro Caixinha, even though there's plenty of threat elsewhere in the Celtic XI. If they don't focus on Griffiths he will find himself in scoring positions and you'd back him to finish off his chances.

The team talk: Don't go easy

Pedro Caixinha admitted after Sunday's encounter that he changed his team talk before the game at Hampden due to the body language and general feeling of his squad, on the advice of his assistant.

That was undoubtedly a big mistake as it was the first half, the early stages in particular that Celtic shone greatly, rushing to an early lead and generally dominating their opponents. Rangers could hardly get the ball and looked very flat indeed.

Instilling some passion and fire into the Rangers XI is a must this Saturday, if he goes too easy on his players again he risks another flat performance and that's something the home crowd at Ibrox just won't tolerate.