BRENDAN RODGERS has pitched £4.5million new Bhoy Michel-Ange Balikwisha straight into his starting line-up to face Russell Martin’s side at Ibrox in the midday encounter at Ibrox.
The winger will make his Celtic debut on the left wing with another summer recruit, £1.7million Benjamin Nygren, on the opposite flank.
Daizen Maeda leads the attack and there is no sign of Adam Idah in the matchday squad.
Arne Engels will also start in midfield alongside Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Nygren, Maeda, Balikwisha. Subs: Sinisalo, Yang, McCowan, Yamada, Bernardo, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest and Donovan.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about recent encounters with the Govan club in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
PICK IT OUT…Daizen Maeda slots the ball past Jack Butland for Celtic’s second goal in the Premier Sports League Cup Final triumph at Hampden in December last year. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Daizen Maeda opened the scoring when Celtic beat Philippe Clement’s side 3-0 at Parkhead in September last year. Who scored the other two goals?
2: Two Celts made their debuts that afternoon. Can you name them?
3: True or false: Alistair Johnston played his first game for Celtic at Ibrox?
4: Who were the Celtic marksmen in the 3-3 draw in the Premier Sports League Cup Final at Hampden in December last year before the champions lifted the trophy on penalty-kicks? Clue: Two are no longer at the club.
5: Who was in goal for Celtic in the 1-1 draw at Ibrox in May?
ANSWERS:
1: Kyogo Furuhashi and Callum McGregor.
2: Arne Engels and Luke McCowan, who were signed on deadline day.
3: True. Alistair Johnston made his debut in the 2-2 draw at Ibrox on January 2 2023.
4: Greg Taylor, Daizen Maeda, Nicolas Kuhn.
5: Viljami Sinisalo.
Well done if you got five out of out five. Go to the top of the class!
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