Celtic squad revealed as Daizen Maeda return sees Nicolas Kuhn the odd winger out in Hearts revenge mission
Celtic face a huge game in the Scottish Premiership title run-in and it calls for big decisions by Brendan Rodgers.
And in particular the Irishman has to decide which way to go in the wide areas with James Forrest firing out a reminder of the part he could have play in making it three-in-a-row titles for the Hoops with the veteran's double at Dundee last week.
Forrest is in possession of the jersey and will surely hang onto it as Hearts arrive in the east end of Glasgow looking to repeat their victory at Parkhead in December and aiming for a third win over the champions this season. Or maybe that isn't so certain with Daizen Maeda making a miracle recovery. Rodgers confirmed that Maeda is in the squad for the clash aga
inst Steven Naismith's men but it's a question of whether he is fit enough to start the match.
If he is then it could be that Rodgers opts to leave Nicolas Kuhn out of his starting line-up to accommodate both Forrest and Maeda with the former taking the German's place on the right side and Maeda on the left.
Predicted Celtic XI
Provisional Celtic squad
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart
Benjamin Siegrist
Scott Bain
Defenders
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Liam Scales
Anthony Ralston
Maik Nawrocki
Greg Taylor
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Stephen Welsh
Midfielders
Tomoki Iwata
Matt O’Riley
Callum McGregor
Odin Holm
Reo Hatate
Paulo Bernardo
Forwards
Luis Palma
Kyogo Furuhashi
James Forrest
Nicolas Kuhn
Rocco Vata
Oh
Yang
Adam Idah
Daizen Maeda