Brendan Rodgers has named his team for this evening’s Cinch Premiership clash against Hibernian. The Scottish Champions drew against Aberdeen on Saturday before the Dons were beaten at Ibrox last night, pulling them level on points with Celtic. With our Glasgow rivals in close proximity, Rodgers will be hoping that his team can show their teeth ahead of a difficult run of fixtures.
The manager has made four changes with one at centre half and three switches to his forward line as he hunts three points in Leith.
Joe Hart starts in goals. The Englishman made some big saves at Pittodrie and will be
In defence, Liam Scales partners Stephen Welsh in the central pairing with Alistair Johnston at right back and Alexandro Bernabei.
In midfield, Callum McGregor anchors the central trio. The skipper is joined by Paulo Bernardo and Matt O’Riley.
In attack, Adam Idah starts through the middle with Nicolas Kuhn and Daizen Maeda supporting.
On the bench: Bain, Palma, Kyogo, Abada, Holm, Nawrocki, Vata, Kelly, Ralston.
Brendan has not won at Easter Road and will be hoping to rectify that with three points this evening. Clearly the manager felt the same as the support in the aftermath of the game at Pittodrie by dropping his front three that were toothless and bringing in three players to make an impact.
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