Arne Engels call made as Brendan Rodgers rings the changes vs Aberdeen, Celtic predicted XI

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Celtic face Aberdeen at Pittodrie in the second-last game of the season.

Brendan Rodgers will be looking to beat the Pittodrie club and lay down a marker for the upcoming Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen later this month.

Jimmy Thelin will be keen to recover from Aberdeen’s thrashing at Rangers and with Celtic up next, the Dons boss cannot afford another heavy defeat before the showpiece final at Hampden.

Rodgers will also be keen to win the game tonight but will want to protect his players ahead of the Scottish Cup final.

So with that in mind, here is 67 Hail Hail’s predicted XI as Celtic face Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

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Paulo Bernardo starts as Arne Engels gets a rest as Celtic face Aberdeen

Arne Engels has been a constant in this Celtic team this season and has not missed a single fixture in the club’s pursuit of a treble.

As Rodgers looks to keep his squad fresh, the Belgian should be rested tonight and the Celtic manager putting Paulo Bernardo in his place to build his fitness up ahead of the season finale.

Greg Taylor starts on the bench as Alistair Johnston returns to the Celtic starting team. Reo Hatate and Arne Engels drop out for Paulo Bernardo and Luke McCowan.

Injury to Celtic hero Daizen Maeda means Hyunjun Yang steps in on the left with James Forrest on the right as the Hoops legend seeks that elusive record-breaking goal.

Paulo Bernardo’s Celtic stats vs Arne Engels

Both midfielders are enjoying a successful season at Celtic and Rodgers must be delighted to have two quality players at his disposal.

So how does their form compare?

The Celtic manager has a great midfield squad to choose from and whoever Rodgers picks should be good enough to get a positive result at Pittodrie tonight.