Celtic’s physicality is something Kilmarnock can exploit, says Stuart Kettlewell

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Stuart Kettlewell says that Kilmarnock can take advantage of Celtic by being more physical than them.

Celtic are back in league action after the Hoops were beaten 3-1 by Midtjylland on Thursday night.

It was the first defeat of Martin O’Neill’s second spell in charge of Celtic but he won’t have much time to ponder.

Kilmarnock travel to Glasgow hoping to get revenge after Kelechi Iheanacho’s stoppage time winner in the last minute in the reverse fixture, and have one plan in store.

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Stuart Kettlewell says Kilmarnock will look to take advantage of set pieces

Before joining, O’Neill suggested that Celtic weren’t as physical as he would like them to be.

Kettlewell admitted that this was something the Ayrshire side had taken notice of in his pre-match conferenceand will be looking to exploit.

He said: “I think, being brutally honest, when you play against Celtic that that’s sometimes something that a lot of teams will look at.

“I think sometimes physically you look as as they stand that they’re maybe not the the tallest.

“You take out the the two centre-backs and for for the last couple of years, you go around the rest of their team and you think that you might gain an advantage somewhere.”

David Watson could have the perfect place to audition for Celtic move

One player who may be more fired up than others for the game is David Watson, who Celtic have been linked with.

Supporters would like the Hoops to make a move for Watson, who has been a real star in the Kilmarnock side over the last couple of years.

It is fair to say that the Celtic midfield is in need of a rebuild and a future Scotland international could prove to be a great option.