Celtic forward Johnny Kenny is aiming to be a Hampden hero against Rangers after netting a brace on Wednesday night.

The Hoops prepared for Sunday’s game against their city rivals with a convincing 4-0 win over Falkirk at Parkhead.

Kenny has been leading the line in the absence of Kelechi Iheanacho and Daizen Maeda and he repaid new interim manager Martin O’Neill’s faith in him with a first-half double against the Bairns.

And he is now hoping that can help him kick on towards cementing his place as a first-choice forward for the champions, starting with this weekend’s semi-final.

Speaking after the game, he said: “It was brilliant, it’s always great to get two goals in any game. I felt it was coming in my last couple of performances, but just didn’t hit the net, and thankfully tonight

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