Scott Brown has not gone straight back into the Celtic team at Dundee United today.
Despite signing a new contract extension yesterday the club captain finds himself on the bench for the 12.45 kick-off.
Cha Du-Ri makes an unexpected return to the team at right back with Adam Matthews switching to left back in place of the injured Joe Ledley.
Neil Lennon has reverted back to the 4-4-2 formation that has served the side well in recent weeks with Gary Hooper partnering Anthony Stokes in attack with Ki Sung Yeung dropping out from the side that lost to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Daniel Majstorovic and Glenn Loovens continue together in central defence with Charlie Mulgrew, who replaced Ledley against Atletico not making it onto the bench.
Dylan McGeough, a scoring substitute against St Mirren last Saturday, returns to the bench after missing the Atletico match
CELTIC: Forster, Cha, Loovens, Majstorovic, Matthews: Forrest, Kayal, Wanyama, Samaras: Stokes, Hooper
SUBS: Zaluska, Brown, Bangura, McCourt, Ki, McGeough, F Twardzik.
I think that’s a poor team for away at Dundee United. We might line up as 4-4-2, but we’ve only got two proper midfielders- probably against five for them. Good players that they are, Samaras and Forrest cant defend. Therefore, I think if we dont score early, there’s a huge danger that we’ll lose a goal to a DU breakaway, or else we’ll eventually be overrun in the midfield.
I hope I’m wrong, but that team feels like an accident waiting to happen. Save the two wingers for Parkhead.