The glaring and unforgiveable weakness which cost Celtic so dear in the Champions League play-offs last season and sparked eight months of unrest in the stands has been addressed by the Parkhead board this summer.
Bringing in Kasper Høgh from Bodo/Glimt and Camilo Duran from Qarabag for a combined outlay of £17m ensured that Martin O’Neill had plenty of options up front going into the double header with LASK of Austria.