Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed his starting XI to play Dundee United at Tannadice this afternoon, making five changes from last weekend’s win over Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup final. Some of them reportedly enforced by illness.
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel keeps his place between the sticks after pulling out a colossal stop to deny Ridvan Yilmaz in last Sunday’s penalty shootout.
In front of the great Dane, just one defender has kept his place in the team from the Glasgow derby triumph.
Anthony Ralston starts at right-back as American centre-half duo Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers drop out for Liam Scales and Stephen Welsh, the latter set to make his first appearance of the season. Greg Taylor begins at left-back.
Callum McGregor captains the side in midfield, starting alongside Reo Hatate and the returning Luke McCowan, who can expect a nasty reception this afternoon against his old city rivals.
Up top, Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda keep their places, with the final change coming on the right wing, where Yang Hyun-jun comes in for Nicolas Kuhn.
On the bench, there are places for the likes of Viljami Sinisalo, Alex Valle, Adam Idah, Arne Engels, Luis Palma, and “”.
Kick-off in the city of discovery is at midday as the Bhoys aim to go 11 points clear of Glasgow rivals Rangers just in time for Christmas.
