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The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Brendan Rodgers names Celtic line-up to face St Mirren as Matt O'Riley left out

Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic side to face St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.

Matt O'Riley's absence from the matchday squad is headline news as he nears a switch to Premier League club Brighton.

The midfielder has not been risked in the league squad for the trip to Paisley with a record-breaking fee thought to have been agreed over a pending transfer exit.

Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal for Celtic with Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales and Greg Taylor in defence. 


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Callum McGregor captains the side in midfield alongside Paulo Bernardo and Reo Hatate with James Forrest, Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah the front three,

CELTIC XI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, Hatate, Forrest, Maeda, Idah.

SUBS: Sinisalo, Palma, Kyogo, Kuhn, Yang, Holm, Ralston, Welsh, Turley.

ST MIRREN XI: Balcombe, Iacovitti, Taylor, O'Hara, Ayunga, Gogic, Rooney, Olusanya, Brown, Fraser, Phillips.

SUBS: Urminsky, Kenny, Bwomono, Tanser, Sutherland, Taylor, Smyth, Idowu, Mandron.

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