Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has provided his reasoning for leaving Jota out of his starting XI to face St Mirren.
The Hoops make the short journey to Paisley as they face the Buddies in the Scottish Premiership.
But Portuguese winger Jota starts the game on the bench, with Adam Idah getting the nod instead.
That’s means the in-form Celtic star Daizen Maeda will move over to the wing.
Jota hadn't played much before returning to Celtic from Rennes in January, so the Hoops boss felt it was important to manage his playing time.
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Speaking to BBC Scotland ahead of kick-off, Rodgers said: "We can't look too far ahead. Jota has played a lot of football recently, when he hadn't played a lot over a long period of time.
"Him coming back was going to be a course of building him up and there's no need to risk an injury to him when we've got so many games to play."
