Celtic will be without at least two of their starting XI from the Scottish Cup Final for Wednesday’s home match against Ross County.
Shane Duffy lasted for 90 minutes at Hampden with Scott Brown on for 15 more but neither will feature in tomorrow’s night’s return to SPFL duty.
Ismaila Soro looks the obvious replacement for Brown in the centre of the park but the alternatives to Duffy are less obvious. Kris Ajer has settled in at right-back but could move in alongside Chris Jullien with Jeremie Frimpong coming into the side. Nir Bitton and Stephen Welsh are other options.
? Neil Lennon on #CELROS: “@ScottBrown8‘s a major doubt, @shaneduffy‘s a bit of a doubt. Not long term, they should be ok for Boxing Day.”
“@OlivierNtcham is back training. Elhamed is out on the training pitch so he’s not a million miles away.”
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) December 22, 2020
The return of Mikey Johnston increases the options available to Lennon while Soro and David Turnbull have shown their worth in recent weeks.
John Hughes will take charge of County for the first time but full points for Celtic is the only issue concerning Lennon and his squad.