CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has given his team an almighty shake-up for the encounter against Livingston at Parkhead this afternoon.
The Irishman has rested Callum McGregor, Kieran Tierney, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and James Forrest from his starting line-up after the goalless draw with Kairat Almaty in the first leg of the Champions League play-off on Wednesday.
With an eye to Tuesday’s return game, Rodgers has found starting places for new Bhoys Hayato Inamura and Shin Yamada as well as the likes of Dane Murray, Luke McCowan and Paulo Bernardo.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Ralston, Murray, Scales, Inamura; Bernardo, Engels, McCowan; Nygren, Yamada, Yang. Subs: Sinisalo, Carter-Vickers, Kenny, Maeda, Hatate, McGregor, Forrest Donovan and Tierney.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with Livi in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your football knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
THREE CHEERS…Daizen Maeda (half hidden) dives to bullet a header past Livingston keeper Michael McGovern for the second of his hat-trick in the 4-2 Scottish Cup win at Parkhead in March last year. (See Question 3.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Which Celtic star was red-carded for the only time in his lengthy career in the team’s 3-0 win over Livingston in West Lothian in September 2023?
2: True or false: Ange Postecoglou lost in his first game against Livi in September 2021?
3: Celtic beat David Martindale’s team 4-2 the last time they played them in the east end of Glasgow in March 2024. Who scored a hat-trick that day?
4: Which Hoops legend led Livi to a League Cup Final win over Hibs in 2004?
5: Which Celtic player joined the West Lothian side this summer?
ANSWERS:
1: Joe Hart.
2: True. Ange Postecoglou won the title in his first season as Celtic manager after losing his first three away league games to Hearts (2-1), Rangers (1-0) and Livingston (1-0).
3: Daizen Maeda.
4: Davie Hay.
5: Adam Montgomery.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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