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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Josh McCafferty

Brendan Rodgers names Celtic team to face Dundee United

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has named his team to face Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership this afternoon.

From Wednesday evening's narrow loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, the Parkhead boss has made five alterations.

Rodgers' side come into the game 13 points clear of Rangers at the top of the table, and could extend their advantage to 16 points with a win this afternoon.


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Dundee United, however, are no pushovers and are the only team in Scotland who have prevented Celtic from scoring in a single domestic game this season.

The last time the sides met, the Premiership champions ran out 2-0 winners, with goals from Japanese duo Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate securing a routine three points for Celtic back last month.

Rodgers would likely accept a similar result this afternoon as he keeps one eye on Tuesday evening's mammoth match-up in Munich.

Confirmed Celtic starting XI: Schmeichel, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, McGregor, McCowan, Hatate, Yang, Jota, Idah.

Subs: Sinisalo, Johnston, Taylor, Scales, Kuhn, Kenny, Engels, Maeda, Murray.

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