Second-half goals from Joe Ledley, Georgios Samaras, Anthony Stokes and Scott Brown helped Celtic to a 4-0 win against 10-man Dundee United and into a semi-final of the William Hill Scottish Cup against either Hearts or St Mirren.

Celtic could face another meeting with cup bogey side Inverness in the fifth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United and St Johnstone have been handed a massive financial incentive ahead of their Scottish Cup third round replay on February 4.

Today’s Scottish football programme has been badly hit because of the freezing temperatures north of the border.