Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic side to face Livingston in the Sunday lunchtime kick-off.
The Hoops go into this one on the back of European disappointment, as the exited the Champions League and were unable to keep Europa League hopes alive after a midweek home draw with Shakhtar Donetsk. All focus will now be on winning the Premiership title to earn a crack at Europe's top table once again next season.
They come up against a Lions team who claimed a big point at Ibrox last weekend and have always been a difficult team to face at the Tony Macaroni Arena. Rangers picked up a huge win over Aberdeen yesterday to release some of the pressure on Giovanni van Bronckhorst and narrow the gap at the top to just one point ahead of this one.
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Speaking ahead of the trip to West Lothian, Postecoglou said: "For every club Livingston can be a tough game, particularly at their place," he told Sky Sports News. "They're a hard-working team, very well structured with a clear game plan and they make it hard for any opposition.
"We experienced that last year in the first game and didn't deal it with well and didn't get our rewards. The pleasing thing from the second game was a good performance and a win. It just shows that if we are on it and can play our football, we can have it.
"I have great respect for it, that's our game. For every manager the goal is to get the best out of the team and the players.
"We certainly treat every opponent the same way. We put the same kind of preparation into Sunday as we would playing Real Madrid in the Champions League."
CELTIC XI: Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Jenz, Taylor, Mooy, O'Riley, Hatate, Forrest, Haksabanovic, Kyogo.
Subs: Siegrist, Giakoumakis, Abada, Turnbull, Jota, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Maeda, Juranovic.
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