Brendan Rodgers has explained why he's chosen to stick with an unchanged Celtic line-up against Dundee United this evening.
The Hoops brushed aside St Mirren in a 3-0 home victory on Sunday.
And the Celtic manager was so impressed with what he witnessed from his players, he thought it was worthwhile to deploy the same XI once again.
That means the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate have to settle for substitute roles.
"I'm always clear, I always know it's a long campaign and sometimes the changes are beneficial," Rodgers told BBC Scotland.
"But sometimes keeping the same team to keep the flow, especially with a really quick turnaround, is good.
"We play three games in six days so it's going to be really tight and we will need all the squad.
"I just thought the players were very good at the weekend; good mobility, good rotations in midfield, pressing, and decided to keep that starting XI and then decide what the game needs."
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Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin has opted to make several changes to his starting XI, including leaving the league's top goalscorer Sam Dalby on the bench.
On facing the Scottish Premiership's third-placed team, Rodgers said: "Very impressed. I think they've shown the consistency, very hard to beat, they don't give away too many goals, and obviously score enough to win games.
"I think Jim has done a fantastic job."
