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Robbie Hanratty

Celtic team for Rangers League Cup final named as Bernardo starts over Engels

Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic team to take on Rangers as the first piece of domestic silverware goes up for grabs at Hampden Park this afternoon. 

The Scottish League Cup provides the opportunity for city bragging rights, with both club's on 118 trophies going into the final. 

And the Celtic manager has decided to put his faith in the following team. 

Kasper Schmeichel starts in goals, with Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty and Greg Taylor in defence. 

Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate and Paulo Bernardo make up the midfield.

It's often a toss up between Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah for the starting striker berth, and it's Kyogo who has been preferred from the off today. He will be supported on the wings by Nicolas Kuhn and Daizen Maeda


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(Image: PA) Celtic XI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, Hatate, Kuhn, Maeda, Kyogo.

Substitutes: Sinisalo, Scales, Palma, Idah, Valle, Yang, Engels, Ralston, Forrest.

Rangers XI: Butland, Tavernier, Balogun, Propper, Jefte, Raskin, Diomande, Hagi, Cerny, Bajrami, Igamane.

Substitutes: Kelly, Barron, Dessers, Dowell, Sterling, Ridvan, King, McCausland, Danilo.

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