Callum McGregor is on the bench as Rodgers sticks with Tomoki

Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic side to take on theRangers in the Scottish Premiership showdown at Ibrox this afternoon with the midday kick-off just over an hour away.

The Celtic captain Callum McGregor returns from injury but is not in the staring line-up, but is on the Celtic bench should he be required.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – FEBRUARY 26: Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates at the final whistle as Celtic beat Rangers 2-1 in the Viaplay League Cup Final at Hampden Park on February 26, 2023. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

McGregor on the bench

Joe Hart makes his final appearance for Celtic at Ibrox today and will have a solid looking back before protecting his clean sheet. Canadian right back Alister Johnston relishes these encounters and he is joined by Celtic’s Big Strong Man Cameron Carter-Vickers and Irish international Liam Scales. Scotland left back Greg Taylor makes up the Celtic back four.

In midfield Tomoki Iwata retains the No6 role with the two forward looking number 8s being Matt O’Riley and Reo Hatate.

Kyogo through the middle

The front three are Nicolas Kuhn on the right, Daizen Maeda on the left and Kyogo through the middle.

It’s a strong Celtic team and Brendan Rodgers also has a very strong bench at his disposal. The Celtic substitutes are Bain, Idah, Yang, Nawrocki, Bernardo, McGregor, Forrest, Ralston and Welsh.

Kick-off is at 12 noon.

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