CAPTAIN Callum McGregor is OUT of the Premiership derby against Rangers at a sold-out 60,000 capacity Parkhead this afternoon.
The champions’ onfield leader failed to overcome his calf injury and his place in midfield will be taken by Luke McCowan.
Also out is American defender Auston Trusty with forgotten man Maik Nawrocki moving into central defence alongside Cameron Carter-Vickers. Liam Scales in also sideline with a facial injury.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Nawrocki, Schlupp; McCowan, Engels, Hatate; Kuhn, Maeda, Jota. Subs: Sinisalo, Ralston, Taylor, Idah, Yang Kenny, Murray, Bonnar and Turley.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about recent encounters against the Govan club in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
REO BRAVO…happy Hoops ace Hatate yells with delight after sinking his penalty-kick in the shoot-out at Hampden in December as Celtic claim the Premier Sports League Cup. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Who scored Celtic’s first goal against Rangers this season?
2: Can you name the two players who made their first appearances for Celtic in the 3-0 derby win at Parkhead in September last year?
3: Which Celtic player had his 500th outing for the club in the same game?
4: Celtic scored all five penalty-kicks in the spot-kick shoot-out to seal the Premier Sports League Cup at Hampden in December. Daizen Maeda hit the clincher. Who claimed the other four strikes?
5: Kasper Schmeichel made the crucial save that set up the silverware crescendo. Can you remember who he denied: A: James Tavernier; B: Ridvan Yilmaz or C: Vaclav Cerny?
ANSWERS:
1: Daizen Maeda.
2: Arne Engels, Luke McCowan.
3: James Forrest.
4: Adam Idah, Callum McGregor, Arne Engels and Reo Hatate.
5: B: Ridvan Yilmaz.
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 Rangers this afternoon – only in your champion CQN.
