CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has shaken up his Celtic team for the Premiership encounter against Dundee United at Parkhead this afternoon.
The gaffer has rested Alistair Johnston, Arne Engels, Nicolas Kuhn and top scorer Daizen Maeda, among others, as he looks to Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena.
Jeffrey Schlupp starts at left-back with Greg Taylor also among the stand-by squad while Yang Hyun-jun and Filipe Jota get the roles on the wing.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp; McCowan, McGregor, Hatate; Yang, Idah, Jota. Subs: Sinisalo, Johnston, Taylor, Scales, Kuhn, Kenny, Engels, Maeda and Murray.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with the Tayside club in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
HEADING FOR THE EXIT…Stephen Welsh (behind Brendan Rodgers) and Luis Palma acknowledge the Celtic fans after the goalless draw with Dundee United at Tannadice in December. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Celtic clinched the championship in Ange Postecoglou’s debut campaign with a 1-1 draw at Tannadice in May 2022. Who was the Hoops goal hero?
2: Celtic sold a former Dundee United star to Neil Lennon during his brief stint as manager of Rapid Bucharest in the summer. Can you identify the player?
3: Who is the ex-Celtic striker currently on loan at Motherwell from United?
4: The champions fired blanks when they drew 0-0 at Tannadice in December. Three Hoops players who performed that afternoon have left Parkhead, one permanent and two on loan. Can you name the trio?
5: The Hoops beat Jim Goodwin’s side 2-0 at Parkhead last month. Can you remember the marksmen? Clue: It was a Japanese double-act.
ANSWERS:
1: Giorgos Giakoumakis.
2: Benji Siegrist.
3: Tony Watt.
4: Kyogo Furuhashi (£10million, Rennes), Stephen Welsh (loan, KV Mechelen), Luis Palma (loan, Olympiacos).
5: Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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