Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic side to face Inverness in the Scottish Cup Final.
The Hoops go into the clash at Hampden looking to complete a domestic Treble after tasting success at the national stadium earlier this season against Rangers and also winning back to back Scottish Premiership crowns. All eyes are now on the final piece of the puzzle in the shape of the famous old trophy - the one that escaped the grasp of the Parkhead men last season.
A lot of talk in the build-up to this showdown in the belting Glasgow sun has been over the future of boss Postecoglou. Tottenham are said to have made him the 'preferred candidate' for the vacant post in North London with the English Premier League said to be ready to make their move as early as next week after the showpiece this evening.
However, the Celtic boss - looking to make it five trophies out of six since moving to Glasgow - has insisted all focus has been on the clash in Mount Florida and that is the only thing on his mind. Ahead of the season finale, he said: “It’s not usual here to have a lower league side making it deep into a competition but we’ve got to try and put that to one side and just understand that it’s a cup final.
'Irrespective of who you play, or even the form of the opponents, I’ve said before that whatever form you’ve got coming into a cup game is really irrelevant because it’s a one-off cup game.'
“And when you’re talking about a final and everything that entails, we’re expecting a tough one.
“I watched their semi-final. It was a good game, there was really good football played and at that time, they were going really well.
“Unfortunately they just missed out on the play-offs but there’s no doubt Billy Dodds will have them primed and very motivated because they’ve got a chance to create a real story for themselves and we’ve got to be at our best to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
CELTIC XI: Hart, Johnston, Starfelt, Iwata, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, O'Riley, Jota, Maeda, Kyogo.
Subs: Siegrist, Haksabanovic, Abada, Turnbull, Oh, Bernabei, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh.
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