Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic team for the Sydney Super Cup opener.
The Hoops are without quartet Daizen Maeda, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Josip Juranovic and Aaron Mooy due to World Cup commitments but they've have handed a host of stars on the fringes a chance in their clash with Sydney FC.
Celtic's trip to Australia marks Postecoglou's homecoming and the 57-year-old will be very keen to impress in his homeland and get not only the victory but the performance to match as his side begin preparations for the second-half of the season. They go into the break nine points clear of Rangers at the Premiership summit and also in the hunt for both the ViaPlay and Scottish Cup. Skipper Callum McGregor has been back out on the grass and speaking after arriving Down Under, he said: “It’s great to be here. We obviously had a long day travelling yesterday but it’s great now being in Sydney.
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“It’s beautiful, it’s really nice and scenic. Some of the boys went for a walk this morning and it’s nice to take in the surroundings.
“We’re just heading to training now and we have two important games in the week.
'It’s important to come in and see the fans over in Sydney and Australia.'
“We have that responsibility to come and see the supporters and we’ve bumped into a few of them already this morning.
“These are people who are getting up in the early hours to watch games so it’s important for the club to acknowledge that.
“This is an opportunity for them to see us live and it’s important we don’t disappoint, we show the best of ourselves and put on a show for them.”
CELTIC XI: Siegrist, Ralston, Welsh, Starfelt, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Ideguchi, Turnbull, Abada, Forrest, Kyogo
Subs: Bain, Taylor, Haksabanovic, Jota, O'Riley, Robertson, Hatate, Lawal, Vata
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