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Josh McCafferty

Brendan Rodgers names Celtic team to face St Johnstone in Perth

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has named his team to face St Johnstone this afternoon. 

The Parkhead side are in Perth as they look to take a significant step closer to securing the Scottish Premiership title. 

Rangers' 2-0 loss to Hibernian at Ibrox yesterday put Brendan Rodgers' men on the brink of once more being crowned champions. 


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Celtic won 6-0 the last time they visited St Johnstone. It was one of their finest displays of the season. 

Rodgers would undoubtedly accept a repeat performance this time around after his side bounced back from a Glasgow derby defeat last time out to break Hearts. 

Daizen Maeda bagged a brace in the victory as Jota also got in on the act. 

From that triumph over Neil Critchley's men, Rodgers has today made one change to his lineup, with Auston Trusty coming in to replace Maik Nawrocki at the centre of defence. 

Confirmed Celtic starting XI: Sinisalo, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Jota, Kuhn, Maeda. 

Subs: Bain, Taylor, Idah, Yang, McCowan, Nawrocki, Bernardo, Forrest, Ralston. 

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