Why Luke McCowan Can’t Feature For Celtic Tomorrow

After making history in the UEFA Champions League midweek, Celtic return to domestic action tomorrow as they welcome Falkirk to Parkhead in the Scottish league cup.

The Bairns come to Glasgow’s east end in formidable form, but the Bhoys are equally in fine fettle, having won every competitive game they’ve played this term.

 

Tomorrow, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is expected to make a fair few changes to his starting 11 which put Slovan Bratislava to the sword on Wednesday night.

The likes of Anthony Ralston, Alex Valle, Auston Trusty, and Paulo Bernardo could all come into the team for the quarter-final clash, but Luke McCowan is ineligible to play.

 

The midfielder scored his first goal for the Scottish Premiership champions last Saturday against Hearts but won’t feature in tomorrow’s league cup match.

 

Indeed, because he turned out for his old club, Dundee, against Airdrie in the previous round of the competition, the 26-year-old is cup-tied and thus unable to play for the Celts on Sunday.

Fans would have been excited to see McCowan make his first start for the Hoops, but they will have to wait.

 

The game against Falkirk would have been the ideal opportunity to throw the midfielder into the starting lineup, but it is not to be.