Martin O’Neill is back in the Celtic dugout for a second time this season as he prepares to take charge against Dundee United.
O’Neill has returned until the end of the season after Celtic opted to sack Wilfried Nancy following six defeats from eight games.
In his first spell, the 73-year-old won seven out of eight matches and had the Hoops in pole position to win the league.
On his return, the task is the same: stop Hearts and Rangers from winning the league.
With that, here is how 67 Hail Hail think he will line up against Dundee United.
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Martin O’Neill to bring back 4-3-3 formation
I don’t think anyone can say they’ll be shocked if we never see the 3-4-3 formation again.
It proved to be a disaster under Nancy and O’Neill will more than likely to go back to the usual 4-3-3 setup.
As well as suiting the players, it’s the style that brought so much success to the Northern Irishman earlier in the season.
Why fix what wasn’t broken?
Celtic predicted XI to face Dundee United
A change in formation may see a change in personnel.
The back five largely remains the same as Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal, with Kieran Tierney back at left-back and Auston Trusty the right-sided centre-back.
Liam Scales lost his place under Nancy but will return to play alongside Trusty. There will also be a full debut for Julian Araujo, who is the club’s only January signing so far.
Moving into the midfield and the three in position will be captain Callum McGregor alongside Reo Hatate, who was also dropped for the past few games.
The team I would start against Dundee United is…
Benjamin Nygren was one of the few to impress under Nancy and therefore keeps his place too.
In the attacking positions, Sebastian Tounekti has returned from the Africa Cup of Nations and slots back into the left wing role.
Daizen Maeda is therefore shifted out to the right. That leaves Johnny Kenny to play down the middle. He has struggled for form in recent weeks, but did enjoy a purple patch under O’Neill last time.
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