Fans descend on Glasgow for title clincher
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Thousands of fans are converging on Glasgow ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Scottish Premiership title deciders in recent history.
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Hearts have the chance to win the league for the first time in 66 years and need at least a draw to do so - while Celtic require a win to retain the title for the fifth year in a row.
The match, which kicks off at 12:30, has been described by Hearts manager Derek McInnes as "box office" - and one which Celtic boss Martin O'Neill said the Hoops would be "going out all guns blazing to try to win".
If Hearts win it will be the club's first top flight title since 1960 - and the first time in more than 40 years that a team other than Celtic or Rangers has won the league.
The final day showdown was confirmed on Wednesday after Celtic defeated Motherwell with a controversial VAR-awarded penalty in the 99th minute.
Some 800 Hearts supporters will make the trip to Celtic Park after the club sold out its away day allocation.
Police Scotland said Glasgow city centre would be busier than usual on Saturday and urged people to plan their travel - especially on public transport - in advance.
Major roadworks are also being carried out on the M8 in West Lothian this weekend and drivers have been urged to allow extra time for their journeys.
Speaking on Friday, Martin O'Neill said he was "really looking forward" to the title clash.
"It's a big, big game naturally. We have to win it, Hearts don't," he said.
"So the advantage is with them in that aspect, but we're going out all guns blazing to try to win."
Meanwhile Derek McInnes said it had been a "brilliant campaign" for Hearts "regardless of what happens".
"With the records broken internally as a club, and what we've done this season, I think they'll always be regarded as a special team. But obviously if we want to elevate that, we have to go and win it.
"It's up to us to try and create our own history and our own legacy with a big performance."
Hearts will stage an open-top bus parade through Edinburgh on Sunday if they win, while Celtic has no organised celebration plan, something which has drawn criticism for Police Scotland because of concern about possible disorder.
Assistant Chief Constable Alan Waddell said the force had a comprehensive policing plan in place that would focus on "minimising disruption to local communities" and avoiding "widespread disorder".
Waddell said officers had been keen to explore options and encourage the clubs to establish an organised event or fanzone to allow supporters to "celebrate safely and reduce the impact on the local community".
He added: "Despite these welcome efforts, Celtic Football Club has again failed to bring forward any plan or take any responsibility for the wider conduct and safety of supporters outwith the stadium.
"Should Celtic win the title on Saturday, we have again had to plan for thousands of supporters gathering in the Trongate area of the city as in previous years."
As precautionary measures - including the removal of glass from bus stop shelters - were taken on Friday, the club urged supporters to avoid mass gatherings which have a "high impact" on the city.
Celtic fans have held unofficial celebrations in the Trongate area of Glasgow in previous years [PA Media]Glasgow City Council chief executive Susanne Millar, however, rejected the police criticism of Celtic over the lack of celebration plans.
She said: "It has not been possible to design a meaningful celebration which could be safely and practically arranged on a day when Celtic could win the league and be presented with the trophy on the same day, at home.
"But that does not mean that Celtic have 'failed to bring forward any plan or take any responsibility for the wider conduct and safety of supporters outwith the stadium.'
"I simply do not recognise this description of the club's behaviour."
On Friday the Scottish Football Association revealed match referee John Beaton and his family spent the previous night at home under police surveillance after a "leak of personal details online".
The SFA blamed a "hysterical media narrative" following the controversial decision at the Fir Park match.
The statement concluded: "We urge tolerance and perspective to prevent any further, unthinkable escalation."
Later on Friday, Police Scotland said a 19-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a data protection offence, following a complaint of personal information being shared online relating to a Scottish football official.
He is due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court at a later date.