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AN 11-year-old was rushed to hospital before the Old Firm match after he was struck on the head with a bottle outside Hampden.

The young Rangers fan is believed to have been walking along Aikenhead Road with his dad when he was he was injured, around 15 minutes before the League Cup semi-final kicked off.

He was treated by a police medic at the scene and had his head bandaged.

The boy was then taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 1400 hours on Sunday, October 23, an 11-year-old boy sustained a head injury after being hit by a bottle whilst walking along Aitkenhead Road, Mount Florida.

“He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.

“Details of the seriousness of any injury is not know at this time but it is not thought to be serious.

“Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.”

An eyewitness said police riot vans and mounted officers responded when the alarm was raised.

The area is traditionally used by Celtic fans to enter and exit the national stadium.

In February 2015 schoolboy Kieran Duffy was bottled by a thug as he travelled to Hampden in a minibus.

The Rangers fan lost two teeth and was lucky not to be blinded when the vehicle was attacked.

Kieran was with dad Robert, 39, and twin brother, Declan, when the vehicle was surrounded by yobs as it was stopped in traffic on Cathcart Road.

They rocked the vehicle and forced open an emergency door before one thug launched a bottle inside.

It missed Declan by inches and bounced off dad Robert’s elbow before hitting Kieran’s face.

Despite a £1000 reward being offered by a local businessman the suspect remains at large.

Celtic fans condemned the attacker and helped raise more than £4000 for Kieran.

Six weeks ago ugly scenes marred the first Scottish Premiership clash between the Glasgow giants for four years .

The game, which Celtic won 5-1 at their home ground, made headlines for all the wrong reasons after Hoops supporters hanged sex doll effigies of Rangers fans and displayed an offensive banner during the game.

And after the match fans in the away end of the ground caused thousands of pounds worth of damage by trashing the toilets at Parkhead.

Offensive sectarian chants from both sets of fans included IRA songs and The Billy Boys.