BRENDAN RODGERS welcomes back Japanese duo Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda to his Celtic line-up as the Scottish Cup adventure gets underway with a fourth round tie against Kilmarnock at Parkhead tonight.
The midfielder came on as a substitute in the 3-3 draw at Dundee while the flying winger missed out through injury.
Arne Engels and Nicolas Kuhn also start with Paulo Bernardo and Adam Idah joining Yang Hyun-Jun and Luke McCowan in the stand-by squad.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Idah, Valle, Yang, McCowan, 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.
HERE WE GOAL…Reo Hatate celebrates Celtic’s opening strike in the champions’ 4-0 Premiership triumph over Kilmarnock at Parkhead in August. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Seven of the players involved in the 1-0 League Cup loss in August 2023 have left Celtic, five on a permanent basis and two on temporary deals. Joe Hart retired and David Turnbull, Matt O’Riley, Sead Haksabanovic and Liel Abada have moved on. Who are the two players on loan?
2: Who was the Celt who claimed a double in the 5-0 win that clinched last season’s title?
3: Which Celt played his last game for the champions in the team’s 2-1 loss at Rugby Park in December last term?
4: Who scored Celtic’s first Premiership goal this season when the champions beat Derek McInnes’ side 4-0 in Glasgow on August 4?
5: Nicolas Kuhn fired in the second goal when Celtic beat Killie 2-0 in Ayrshire in November. Who netted the opener?
ANSWERS:
1: Gustaf Lagerbielke (FC Twente) and Odin Holm (Los Angeles FC).
2: Matt O’Riley.
3: Nat Phillips who was returned to Liverpool after his short-term loan deal.
4: Reo Hatate.
5: Callum McGregor.
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 evening – only in your champion CQN.
