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1. Kris CommonsKris Commons will start for Celtic against Dundee United this afternoon.

The midfielder had an angry exchange with the Celtic coaching staff after being substituted in the midweek defeat from Molde.

That incident dominated the fall out from the match with Ronny Deila saying: “It is not acceptable. We are one team and it is not about one player. It was very disrespectful to every one of us.

“He was talking to everybody. He was irritated he was taken off, and that’s OK, but you do it a better way than he did it tonight.

“I have spoken to him. I can understand that players can be disappointed getting taken off but to show it that way is not how we want to have it at Celtic.

“The decision was a matter of having the balance between attacking and defending. There are a number of games coming up and Kris can be important in them as well.”

CELTIC: Gordon; Ambrose, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney; Brown, Johansen; Mackay-Steven, Commons, Armstrong; Griffiths

On Friday Commons issued a statement saying: “I’d like to apologise for my reaction last night, something that should never be shown publicly on the field.

I was very frustrated at how the night had gone. However, I did not handle this in the right way. My frustration at losing games and my desire to win will never change.

I know we are all part of a team at Celtic and I am proud to be part of this team. I want this team to win and I am sure we can come together, work hard and get the results needed to qualify from this group.

I still have every confidence we can do this and in a fortnight we have the chance to make amends. That’s the motivation now for us all.”

CELTIC: Gordon; Ambrose, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney; Brown, Johansen; Mackay-Steven, Commons, Armstrong; Griffiths

SUBS: Bailly, Blackett, Bitton, Ciftci, Rogic, Lustig, McGregor

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