Breaking News:I am going for good Celtic players will be joining one of the best club in England

September 22, 2024 philip FOOTBALL 0

gettyimages-1493776229-612x612 — GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 24: Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is seen at full time during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park Stadium on May 24, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Brendan Rodgers has made eight changes to the Celtic side that beat Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League for today’s League Cup tie against Falkirk.

The Irishman has completely changed his back four and forward lines with Paulo Bernardo replacing Arne Engels in midfield.

Stephen Welsh comes into defence for his first action of the season with Alex Valle in the same situation. Odin Thiago Holm and Donavan are listed as substitutes.

Last season Celtic lost out to Kilmarnock in the last 16 of the League Cup to end Brendan Rodgers’ uneaten run in domestic Scottish competitions.

Falkirk come into the match with a record of five wins out of five in The Championship on top of a League Cup win over Hearts in the last round.

Calum Scott will referee Celtic for the first time in today’s match with Andrew Dallas on VAR duty

CELTIC: Schmeichel; Ralston, Welsh, Trusty, Valle; McGregor, Bernardo, Hatate; Forrest, Palma, Idah

SUBS: Bain, Taylor, Kyogo, Kuhn, Holm, Nawrocki, Engels, Donovan

V SLOVAN: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, Engels; Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda

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Arne Engels has made an impressive start to life at Celtic.

It’s never easy donning those Celtic colours because the pressure is immense, especially when you are the club-record transfer.

But Engels has helped Brendan Rodgers make the perfect start in the Scottish Premiership and then play a key role in Celtic’s dominating Champions League win.

It all started with that penalty against Hearts and he showcased his composure again from the spot when the team put five goals past Slovan Bratislava.

In recent times, questions have been raised and debates have raged as to whether the powers that be splash the cash on players like they should.

Walker admitted that he got it ‘wrong’ with the midfielder and now he is watching him thrive in the middle of the park for his new club.

But Walker also interestingly claimed that Celtic would only allow Rodgers to spend that sort of money and wouldn’t have given that power to past managers.