Celtic begin their 2025/26 season at home to St Mirren this weekend.
Brendan Rodgers’ side are going in search of their 56th Scottish Premiership title this season and a fifth consecutive league trophy.
Flag day is always a special occasion and the seven summer signings will be hoping to be a part of that as the Hoops look to make a strong start to their title defence.
With that, here is how 67 Hail Hail think the Bhoys will line up at Celtic Park.
Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren start for Celtic vs St Mirren
Benjamin Nygren has been Celtic’s standout player in pre-season and the Sweden international is being tipped to become a key player for the Bhoys.
Despite scoring plenty for FC Midtjylland last season, Nygren has been playing in the midfield three next to Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate, where he has looked right at home.
Nygren will get the nod over Celtic’s record signing Arne Engels and could make that number eight spot his all season.
The second of the new signings will be an emotional second home debut for Kieran Tierney.
Boyhood Celtic fan Tierney returned this summer after agreeing a pre-contract back in January while at Arsenal.
He is one of the first names on the team sheet and will play a vital role.
Hyunjun Yang preferred over James Forest
Starting in goal will obviously be Kasper Schmeichel while Alistair Johnston and Cameron Carter-Vickers will be in the back four.
Auston Trusty has impressed in pre-season and will start next to Carter-Vickers with Tierney completing the back four.
A midfield trio of Hatate, captain McGregor and Nygren will follow and leading the attack will be last season’s star of the show Daizen Maeda.
Adam Idah will also start and then on the right wing will be Hyunjun Yang ahead of James Forrest.
Norwich City dropped their interest in Yang and Rodgers has said that he will be an important member of the side going forward.
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