Brendan Rodgers will make sure his Celtic team deliver a strong reaction against Kilmarnock on Saturday.
The Hoops boss doesn’t usually show too much emotion on the touchline, but that wasn’t the case at McDiarmid Park last weekend.
Celtic lost 1-0 to St Johnstone and Rodgers was fuming at his players for taking their eye off the ball as they look set to wrap up a fourth successive Premiership crown.
Changes are expected for the visit of relegation-threatened Kilmarnock after Rodgers hooked two players at half-time in Perth, Nicolas Kuhn and Jeffrey Schlupp.
Below, 67 Hail Hail predict the starting XI Rodgers will select at Parkhead.
Brendan Rodgers drops five below-par Celtic stars
With Kuhn and Schlupp given just 45 minutes against St Johnstone, we think the pair will be rooted to the bench versus Kilmarnock.
Kuhn has been criticised by Chris Sutton for his drop-off in form, while Schlupp was branded ‘sloppy’ and ‘lazy’ by Celtic-daft pundit Stephen McGinn.
Elsewhere, Reo Hatate and Arne Engels will be dropped out of the midfield three, with only captain Callum McGregor surviving as the sitter.
Kris Boyd thinks Hatate and Engels are underperforming at the moment, while the Sky Sports pundit also questioned the form of Auston Trusty domestically.
We think the American will also come out of the team – and his replacement is an obvious one.
Celtic predicted XI vs Kilmarnock
Correct, Maik Nawrocki. The Polish defender has performed well whenever called upon, particularly in the Glasgow derby defeat to Rangers and the win over Hearts.
In midfield, Luke McCowan and Paulo Bernardo will join McGregor, while Rangers-linked Greg Taylor will replace Schlupp.
And finally, Kuhn will see his place taken by James Forrest, who is still searching for his first goal of the campaign.
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