Greg Taylor Celtic squad omission explained, not why fans might think after Jeffrey Schlupp impact

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Celtic enjoyed a big win over Aberdeen at Parkhead in the Scottish Premiership.

The Bhoys were eventually rampant over the Dons after making a sluggish start at Parkhead over Jimmy Thelin’s side.

Brendan Rodgers named a strong Celtic starting XI as the Hoops boss looked to banish the defeat to Hibs at Easter Road with another three Scottish Premiership points.

However, there was a full matchday squad omission from the Celtic team as Greg Taylor dropped completely out and Rodgers explains why.

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The real reason Greg Taylor was out of Celtic’s squad vs Aberdeen

Speaking prior to kick-off the Celtic manager was asked why the fullback dropped completely out the squad to face Aberdeen when Rodgers delivered some excellent news for the Taylor family.

Rodgers told BBC Radio Scotland, “Greg was in the squad and then late this afternoon when we were at the hotel, his wife went into labour.

“So hopefully all being well, and of course, family is much more important than football, so we sent him away to be with her, and fingers crossed, everything is okay for them, and becoming parents for the first time.”

Greg Taylor’s Celtic stats vs Jeffrey Schlupp in the Scottish Premiership

In stepped Jeffrey Schlupp against Aberdeen and the Ghaniain put in another excellent shift for the Bhoys.

As Schlupp challenges Taylor for that left-back spot, here is how the two players’ stats so far for this season as rated by Fotmob.

Both players will play an important part in the final part of Celtic’s season as Rodgers chases a treble but there is no doubt that Schlupp has been a very good addition to the Hoops squad.