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Aidan Macdonald

Brendan Rodgers names Celtic side for St Mirren clash

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

The Hoops are coming off a 2-1 derby victory over Rangers as they look to make it four wins in a row for the first time this season.

While Stephen Robinson's men are hoping follow up on a impressive 3-0 win against Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

CELTIC XI: Hart, A. Johnston, Nawrocki, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, O'Riley, Bernardo, Maeda, Palma, Kyogo.

SUBS: Bain, Lagerbielke, Abada, Yang, Turnbull, Oh, Hatate, Ralston, M. Johnston.

ST MIRREN XI: Hemming, Bolton, Tanner, Taylor, Flynn, Mandarin, Kilt, Logic, Boyd-Munce, Olusanya, Fraser

SUBS: Urminsky, Bwomono, Dunne, Small, Mcmenamin, Jameson, Grieve, Nahmani, Ayunga.

Meanwhile, Kyogo Furuhashi has once again been snubbed by the Japanese national team despite his heroics against Rangers at the weekend.

The striker bagged a stunning winner for Brendan Rodgers' side in the derby to extend Celtic's lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table.

Kyogo has not been a prominent figure in the Japanese set up in recent times though and that has continued ahead of their involvement in the Asia Cup.

Blue Samurai boss Hajime Moriyasu named his squad today and Kyogo has not been picked. This is of course a blow for Kyogo personally, but a boost for Celtic moving forward as they aim to dominate domestically in the second-half of the campaign.

Celtic duo Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate have been selected in the squad and could be missing for a month with the tournament due to start on January 14.

South Korean duo Oh and Yang could always be missing so Rodgers will be braced to ensure his side has cover for a key point in the season.

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