OLD FIRM clubs must tell fans to obey the law if they want next weekend's match to go ahead, it has been warned.

Ahead of an official meeting later today, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said that if the government receives intelligence about disturbances or gatherings, they will consider pulling the match. 

Speaking to Radio Clyde, Mr Yousaf said: "We have to send collectively - and that includes the clubs - an unequivocal message that people must stay at home. I'll certainly be impressing on the clubs to do whatever they can between now and March 21.

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"If there is disorder, not only is that bad for public safety but also public health, at one of the most critical junctures of the fight against the virus.

"If that is the intelligence we're getting then clearly the option of potentially postponing the match is one we would have to consider."

Mr Yousaf said that club bosses should engage with fans to prevent any disorder ahead of next weekend's Glasgow darby. 

He added: "I'm hopeful the clubs will agree to that but ultimately they might do all of that and still the intelligence tells us that rival groups are going to come out and cause disorder.

"And if that is the case then we have to review every single option at our disposal."

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His comments come after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon hit out at Rangers, stating that they could have done more to prevent gatherings seen in Glasgow on Sunday after the club won the Scottish Premiership. 

The Ibrox club hit back at Ms Sturgeon's comments and penned a letter to express their "disappointment" with her statements. 

The letter reads: "It is particularly disappointing that there has been a lack of acknowledgment from the Scottish Government to the wide range of efforts we undertook to limit public safety issues.

"It is also particularly disappointing that Mr Swinney has chosen to lambast Rangers publicly, given the fact that we had proactively initiated engagement with Police Scotland, the SPFL, the Scottish Government as well as a local MP."