An injury-time goal from Peter Lovenkrands handed Rangers a dramatic 3-2 Scottish Cup final win over Old Firm rivals Celtic at Hampden Park here on Saturday.

The match was heading for extra-time when Danish forward Lovenkrands headed in Neil McCann’s cross for his second goal of the match. It capped a magnificent fight back for Rangers, who twice came from behind to secure a domestic cup double of their own.

Rangers captain Barry Ferguson led from the front, the midfielder’s 69th minute free-kick making it 2-2. But afterwards delighted boss Alex McLeish admitted his skipper could be on the way out of Ibrox.

Celtic went ahead in the 19th minute. Rangers were down to 10 men with Argentina striker Claudio Caniggia off the field with a knee injury after a clash with Sweden’s Johan Mjallby. Veteran striker Caniggia, 35, appeared to be going down anyway as Mjallby obstructed him.

He was later reported to have aggravated an existing knee injury which threatened to derail his bid for a World Cup berth.

But there is never much sympathy from the opposition in a Glasgow derby and this time was no different as Celtic striker John Hartson powered his way down the right, forcing Rangers keeper Stefan Klos to tip over his cross.

Alan Thompson’s well-flighted resulting corner was headed down at the far post by defender Balde. With Klos still rooted to his line, Wales forward Hartson nodded in from barely five yards out.

But the lead lasted barely two minutes. Celtic duo Johan Mjallby and Sutton went for the same long ball, with the Swede heading it a few yards forward.

The ball fell into the path of Lovenkrands who advanced and then beat Rob Douglas at the Celtic keeper’s near-post in the 21st minute.

All square at halftime, Celtic regained the lead five minutes after the break, scoring again from a dead-ball situation. Lennon swung over a free kick from the left and Balde rose in front of opposing defender Lorenzo Amoruso at the far post to head the ball past Klos.