Celtic travel to Tynecastle this afternoon to face Hearts knowing that a win will clinch their second title in a row. After a fairly flat performance against Motherwell, Ange Postecoglou will know that to get the three points he will need a much-improved performance from his Bhoys.
With the manager confirming that Alistair Johnston and James Forrest will miss out and the long-term injury to Cameron Cater-Vickers, Ange Postecoglou will look to dip into his squad reserves to get the title over the line.
But the question is will the manager stick with the midfield that got us over the line against Rangers in the Scottish Cup or will he make a tweak to try and stamp his authority on the game early?
Here is our predicted XI for the 2:15pm kick-off.
In goal remains Joe Hart. The Englishman makes his 100th appearance for Celtic today and he is also on course to put his name in the Celtic history books as only the second Celtic player to win a treble on both sides of the border. Kenny Dalglish was last player to do it with Liverpool.
The back four takes an unfamiliar look with Tony Ralston replacing Alistair Johnston and Yuki Kobayashi stepping in for Cameron Carter-Vickers. That allows Carl Starfelt to lead the defence on his preferred right side allowing for greater balance across the back four.
In midfield, we have Aaron Mooy in ahead of Matt O’Riley. Whilst O’Riley’s form has been excellent over the last few weeks, Mooy has already proven in this fixture that his presence, composure and vision will be vital in securing the three points.
Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate will form the rest of the midfield three.
No surprises up top. Jota and Daizen Maeda will provide the ammunition for Kyogo Furuhashi who will desperate to notch his 30th goal of the season.
The bench will hopefully see the return of Rocco Vata as well as the addition of Ben McPherson who was spotted training with the first team this week.
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