CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers given his team a shake-up as they prepare to take on Kilmarnock at Parkhead this afternoon.
The gaffer has reacted to the 1-0 loss to St Johnstone in Perth last weekend by dropping Auston Trusty, Jeffrey Schlupp, Nicolas Kuhn and Filipe Jota with Liam SCales, Greg Taylor, James Forrest and Adam Idah in at the start.
TEAM: Sinisalo; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Forrest, Idah, Maeda. Subs: Bain, Trusty, Jota, Kuhn, McCowan, Schlupp, Nawrocki, Bernardo and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about recent encounters with Derek McInnes’ side in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
THUMB’S UP…Callum McGregor leads the way with the opener in Celtic’s 2-0 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in November. (See Question 3.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Which Celtic player claimed a double when the Hoops won 5-0 at Rugby Park in May last year to seal their third successive title?
2: Reo Hatate and Nicolas Kuhn scored in the champions’ 4-0 victory at Parkhead on the opening day of the Premiership season. Two defenders also contributed goals. Can you name them?
3: True or false: Callum McGregor has scored in the last two matches against Killie?
4: Who claimed the winner when the teams met in the Scottish Cup-tie at Parkhead in January?
5: Who was the last player Celtic bought from the Ayrshire side?
ANSWERS:
1: Matt O’Riley.
2: Liam Scales and Anthony Ralston.
3: True.
4: Daizen Maeda.
5: Greg Taylor, £2.1million, September 2019.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
* DON’T miss the unbeatable match report from Celtic v Kilmarnock this afternoon – only in your champion CQN.
