BRENDAN RODGERS has given a vote of confidence to the Celtic players who kicked off the Premiership campaign with a 4-0 win over Kilmarnock at Parkhead a week ago.
The Hoops boss has named an unchanged team for the crunch encounter against Hibs at Easter Road which kicks off at 12.30pm today.
TEAM: Schmeichel; A Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; O’Riley, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Forrest. Subs: Sinisalo, Yang, Holm, Iwata, Bernardo, Maeda, Ralston, Welsh and M Johnston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past connections with the Leith club in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
GLOVE AFFAIR…Joe Hart comes off the Easter Road pitch after Celtic’s 2-1 win over Hibs on February 7 this year. The popular Hoops No.1, of course, retired at the end of the season. (See Question 1.)
1: Three Celtic players of the 16 utilised by Brendan Rodgers in the 0-0 draw on October 28 last year have since left the Hoops. Can you name them?
2: A former Celtic keeper shut out his old team that afternoon. Who was the one-time Parkhead fans’ favourite?
3: Adam Idah scored a penalty-kick double at Hibs on February 7 this year when the visitors claimed a crucial last-gasp 2-1 victory. Three Celtic players had previously missed spot-kicks during the season. Can you name them?
4: Rodgers faced two Hibs gaffers last season. Can you name them?
5: Celtic played Hibs three times last term. Can you remember the result and scorers of the contest at Parkhead on December 6?
ANSWERS:
1: Joe Hart, David Turnbull and Oh Hyeon-gyu.
2: David Marshall.
3: Reo Hatate, Turnbull and Luis Palma.
4: Lee Johnson and Nick Montgomery.
5: Celtic won 4-1 with goals from Oh (2), Matt O’Riley and Palma (pen).
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