Celtic’s back four have swept the board for BT Sport’s Team of the Week with Hatem Abd Elhamed, Nir Bitton, Christopher Jullien and Boli Bolingoli all making it into the side selected by Chris Sutton and Darrell Currie.
Neil Lennon’s defenders did so well that Fraser Forster was overlooked for selection.
Scott Brown and Odsonne Edouard also earned a place in the side which failed to include anyone from Steven Gerrard’s side.
Morning all – here’s our team of the week. Selected with @chris_sutton73 . @btsportfootball
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It was a derby debut day for three of the Celtic defenders with Bitton stepping back to provide some know-how with Kris Ajer and Jozo Simunovic both missing through injury.
Elhamed appeared to be completely out of contention due to a hairline fracture but put in a solid display at right-back then in the centre of defence after Bitton was injured.
That forced another debutant into action, Moritz Bauer had started the week as a Stoke City player but after recovering from a brutal assault from Jordan Jones he was able to accept the cheers of the away support at the final whistle.
