MARTIN O’NEILL has rung the changes in his Celtic team selection for the derby at Parkhead this afternoon.
Auston Trusty and Luke McCowan are in for the kick-off while Kasper Hogh and Haissem Hassan drop out in a change of formation.
TEAM: Sinisalo; Donovan, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Scales; McCowan, McGregor, Baur, Tierney; Nygren, Duran. Subs: Johnstone, Hogh, Tounekti, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hassan, Mheuka, Murray, Forrest and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about Celtic’s recent associations with the Govan club in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
ROARING SUCCESS…Viljami Sinisalo, unbeaten in derby encounters. (See Question 5.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Celtic drew at Ibrox in the first Premiership derby between the Glasgow clubs last season. Was the score: A: 0-0; B: 1-1 or C: 2-2?
2: Seven of the Celtic players of the 15 who were utilised in that game are no longer at the Hoops. Five have left in a permanent basis while two are on loan. Can you name them?
3: True or false: Celtic had three different managers for the first three derby games last season?
4: Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Arne Engels played in their last Glasgow derby in the champions’ 3-1 win at Parkhead on May 10. Two other players also said farewell to the fixture at the same time. Can you name them? Clue: One was on loan and the other was on a short-term contract.
5: True or false: After four meetings, Viljami Sinisalo has never lost to the Ibrox side?
ANSWERS:
1: B: 1-1.
2: Kasper Schmeichel, Marcelo Saracchi, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Arne Engels, Shin Yamada and Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
3: True. Brendan Rodgers, Wilfried Nancy and Martin O’Neill were in charge in the first three derbies.
4: Marcelo Saracchi and Kelechi Iheanacho.
5: True.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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