Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has named his Hoops XI that will take on Aberdeen on flag day this afternoon.
The Hoops will look to match Premiership title rivals Rangers' three points haul this weekend with a victory against an in-form Dons side. Postecoglou has opted for Stephen Welsh in the centre of his defence and Greg Taylor ahead of Alexandro Bernabei at left-back.
David Turnbull hasn't done enough to merit a start and Matt O'Riley is ahead of him, with Kyogo leading the line in attack. Celtic captain Callum McGregor said ahead of the game: “The training has been very good and competitive, even in the pre-season games, there’s been an edge to the games as well which can be unusual. We understand everyone starts on zero points and if you want to win the league then you have to be consistent in how you perform and train every day.
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“That’s no different for us and when we get the opportunity in the games then we have to show that and try and get results on a game-by-game basis.”
Celtic XI: Hart, Juranovic, Welsh, Carter-Vickers, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, O'Riley, Jota, Maeda, Kyogo
Subs: Siegrist, Jenz, Giakoumakis, Abada, Mooy, Turnbull, Bernabei, Forrest, Ralston
Aberdeen XI: Roos, McCrorie, Stewart, Miovski, Besuijen, Ramadani, Hayes, Polvara, Coulson, Richardson, Kennedy
Subs: Lewis, Lopes, Watkins, McLennan, Duncan, Milne, Roberts, Harvey, Ramirez
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