Celtic dropped their first points of the Scottish Premiership season on Saturday when they were held to a 0-0 draw against St Johnstone. Despite looking the more dominant side, the Hoops were unable to get a real hold on the game and will certainly feel disappointed they weren’t able to bank the win.
Brendan Rodgers admitted he thought the Saints “deserved something from the game” but the champions cannot afford to dwell. Up next is the first Old Firm derby of the season and they will need to bring their top performance when they travel to Ibrox to face Rangers.
There is still the small matter of the transfer window deadline day looming as well. There’s still time for Celtic to add to their ranks and there’s been some promising links over the last few days as well. So we’ve put together our predicted 11 to take on Rangers, including potential new signings ahead of next weekend.
9. RW — Daniel Podence
Celtic are eager to bring in the Wolves man to replace Jota | Getty Images
10. LW — Daizen Maeda
Has been an ever-present under Rodgers so far and will almost certainly keep his spot | Getty Images
11. CF — Kyogo Furuhashi
Nailed on to start as the only available No.9 right now. Has found the net five times in his last four games against Rangers | Getty Images