CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has chosen Paulo Bernardo ahead of £11million man Arne Engels against Rangers in the Premier Sports League Cup at Hampden this afternoon.
Alistair Johnston also overcame his hip injury scare to take his place in the back four.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Bernardo, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Palma, Idah, Valle, Yang, Engels, Forrest and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about recent League Cup meetings with the Govan club in CQN‘s bumper quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
HOOP HOOP HOORAY…Christopher Jullien celebrates the 2019 League Cup winner against Rangers at Hampden. (See Question 1.)
QUESTIONS:
1: The second last time Celtic played Rangers in the League Cup Final was in December 2019. Neil Lennon’s side won 1-0. Who scored the game’s only goal?
2: Which Celtic player was red-carded in the same game?
3: Fraser Forster saved a penalty-kick from which Ibrox player that afternoon?
4: Two of the players who started for Celtic in the win are still at Parkhead. Callum McGregor is one. Who is the other?
5: Another Celt that day moved to the MLS the following month, Can you identify the player?
6: Two of the Celtic team that beat Rangers 2-1 in the 2022/23 League Cup Final have since retired. Can you name the players?
7: Another two players have also moved on from that starting line-up. Filipe Jota left in a £25million switch to the Middle East, but who also joined the Portuguese ace through the Parkhead exit?
8: Who was Celtic two-goal hero in the derby win?
9: Brendan Rodgers has faced Rangers only once in the League Cup in the semi-final back on October 23 2016 and triumphed 1-0. Who netted the winner?
10: Who was the Ibrox club’s manager that afternoon: A: Steven Gerrard, B: Mark Warburton or C: Pedro Caixhina?
ANSWERS:
1: Christopher Jullien.
2: Jeremie Frimpong.
3: Alfredo Morelos.
4: James Forrest.
5: Lewis Morgan.
6: Joe Hart and Aaron Mooy.
7: Carl Starfelt who joined Celta Vigo.
8: Kyogo Furuhashi.
9: Moussa Dembele.
10: Mark Warburton.
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