Celtic fans have been given around 7,500 tickets in the Broomloan Stand for cup encounter – the largest away allocation in the derby for eight years.
That decision was welcomed by both Lovenkrands and Dalglish, who said the atmosphere is always at its best when both sides can be heard.
“The best venue is at Hampden where it’s 50-50,” admitted Dalglish. “It’s like a wedding cake, you just cut it straight down the middle and you get two different colours. It’s the biggest game in Scottish football.
“The more it’s 50-50, or the closer it gets to 50-50, the better the atmosphere will be. And it’ll be pretty hot on Sunday I think.”
Lovenkrands agrees, and said the difference has been noticed recently when clubs have kept the visiting supporter numbers to a minimum.
He said: “That’s one of the things that I’ve felt that’s been missing with the Old Firm for so many years, because the biggest memories I have of these things is the atmosphere from back then, because it was incredible.
“I’m just hoping it’s a game with a fantastic atmosphere and it’s an exciting game.”
