RANGERS head coach Amy McDonald hopes her players can build on their unexpected 4-1 win over Celtic when they meet Aberdeen in the SSE Scottish Women’s Cup tomorrow.

Holders Hibernian have a tricky away tie at Motherwell, who are second in SWPL2, while Spartans host Glasgow City. The draw means that two SWPL1 clubs will not reach the last 16.

Rangers produced the shock scoreline of the season so far when they won their rescheduled league game against Celtic at New Tinto Park on Wednesday night. It was by far the best result for McDonald since her recent appointment, although they did also beat Aberdeen by the same margin the last time they met on May 28.

“It’s not something I was expecting, but it was really pleasing to see,” McDonald said of the Celtic game. “We made some changes and Sarah Robertson, who has been doing very well in training, scored the first goal.

“It was a really well-rounded performance in terms of shape, discipline and focus.”

Rangers led 3-0 at the interval and McDonald said: “The second half was even more pleasing. When it went to 3-1 it was backs to the wall but the players kept fighting.

“It will give us more momentum because we want the girls to buy in to what we are trying to achieve.”

Aberdeen’s results so far this season have been dismal and they are still seeking their first league win after nine games.

“They have lost a few of their really experienced players last season,” McDonald pointed out, “and they’ve now got a relatively young squad.

“They’ll be frustrated and you can never underestimate a team going through difficulties. Their expectations will be higher than their results.”

Motherwell have yet to lose a game since appointing Greg Rodgers as head coach in April. They had lost their opening three under Mark Kirk, but are now Forfar Farmington’s closest challengers for promotion.

“I’m looking forward to the game, but obviously we’re the underdogs,” Rogers conceded. “I watched Hibs against Celtic in the League Cup final and they’re a strong team.”

Motherwell hope to have captain and former Scotland player Stacey Cook back following injury.

Glasgow City beat Spartans 5-0 in a league game recently and a number of injuries have contributed to the Edinburgh side dropping from third to sixth in the table.

City head coach Scott Booth said: “Our Scotland players were back on Thursday night and we had a really good session. The team has managed to get into a good flow recently.

“For us its about how well we play and making sure we’re professional. We played some really good stuff against Spartans in the last game and scored some good goals.”

Celtic, still smarting from the Rangers defeat, look to have a straightforward away assignment at East Fife, who are bottom of SWPL2.