It's a big night in Perth where the hosts are still without a permanent manager and face the daunting prospect of taking on the in-form champions
It's a big night in Perth where the hosts are still without a permanent manager and face the daunting prospect of taking on the in-form championstakes his side the short trip north as the Scottish Premiership champions look to continue their perfect start to the season.
Saints sit third bottom of the table and just avoiding defeat would be a bonus. Find out if they can defy the odds as we bring you every kick in our LIVE blog.Celtic starting XI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, Engels, Kuhn, Maeda, KyogoRodgers' men had sailed into a three goal lead courtesy of efforts from Kyogo, Nicolas Kuhn and James Forrest before Connor Smith pulled a consoliation goal back for the visitors late on.
To me, it comes down to the way Rodgers feels it is going to go and how much confidence he has in Celtic being able to impose their usual style in the backyard of the Bundesliga giants. It’s that basic question. Is our football better than their press? Reports across the water claimed that Lynch had already held talks but they didn’t happen until Friday afternoon, ahead of their game with Cliftonville. There had also been suggested that Lynch’s brother and assistant, Seamus, wouldn’t be prepared to make the move to Scotland but that is not the case either. IfIt is the first appointment for American owner Adam Webb, who is currently going through cancer treatment.
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