CAMERON CARTER-VICKERS will start on the substitutes bench when Celtic take on Ajax in the Como Cup in Italy tonight.
However, there is no place in Brendan Rodgers’ squad for Canadian international defender Alistair Johnston who was expected to make an appearance after missing out on the pre-season preparations.
Anthony Ralston is in at right-back while Dane Murray partners Liam Scales in central defence.
New Bhoy Benjamin Nygren gets the nod to line up alongside skipper Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate in midfield while £11million man Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo and Luke McCowan join Carter-Vickers among the stand-by squad.
Japanese international striker Shin Yamada, who sealed his £1.3million move from J-League outfit Kawasaki Frontale at the weekend, isn’t risked for the kick-off while Adam Idah leads the line.
Yang Hyeon-jun and Daizen Maeda start on the wings.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Ralston, Murray, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Hatate; Yang, Idah, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Rice, Trusty, McCowan, Yamada, Ormand, Carter-Vickers, Tilio, Kenny, Inamura, Engels, Bernardo, Summers, Forrest and Donovan.
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