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Under pressure Gerrard sticks with Alfredo Morelos for Leverkusen tie

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Steven Gerrard has stuck with Alfredo Morelos for tonight’s Europa League tie against Bayer Leverkusen.

The striker has had a miserable time of it in 2020 with just one goal scored in-between serving suspensions from the SFA, UEFA and his own club.

Morelos leads the line against the in-form Germans as Gerrard tries to find a silver lining in a miserable season.

James Tavernier, who last week admitted that his side can’t handle pressure, also returns to the side after picking up a sore leg in the home defeat from Hamilton Accies.

Romanian wonder kid Ianis Hagi was the hero of the Round of 32 victory over Braga but finds himself dropped onto the bench to make way for Scott Arfield.

Morelos is joined in a star studded attack by £7m wide boy Ryan Kent with Joe Aribo also making the starting XI.

On Sunday Celtic visit Ibrox, due to the condition of the pitch Leverkusen were unable to train at Ibrox last night.

TEAM: McGregor; Tavernier, Goldson, Edmundson; Barisic; Arfield, Davis, Kamara; Aribo, Morelos, Kent.

SUBS: Foderingham, Halliday, Polster, Katic, Ojo, Halliday, Kamberi

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