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CELTIC are on the road on a Saturday night trip to Perth where they come up against managerless St Johnstone.
Brendan Rodgers’ side were given their hardest game of the season last week in the Premier Sports Cup quarter final when Falkirk came to Glasgow and had a real go.
The Hoops probably paid the price for changing their entire back four and were twice behind before they brought on the big guns to smash the Bairns’ resistance and eventually ease to a somewhat flattering 5-2 win.
But they maintained their 100 per cent record and you get the feeling there could be a few records broken this season by a Celtic team who look like they have seriously stepped up a level and have huge strength in depth.
They face a Saints side who axed Craig Levein last week and it looked like it would pay immediate dividends when they were 3-1 up in Dingwall with three minutes left only for Ross County to score twice and deny them the win.
That at least ended a four-game run of defeats and they will surely regard this as something of a free hit.
How the bookies view it: Celts massive favourites
Celtic will be the first name down on plenty of punters’ accas and they are short as 1/6 in places, but there is a touch of 2/9 with William Hill.
Saints can be backed at 14/1 with Paddy Power and the draw is 6/1 with UniBet.
Recent head to heads: 14 in a row for Hoops
St Johnstone held Celtic to a goalless draw last season in Glasgow before losing the next two games both by a 3-1 scoreline.
Since a 2-1 win in 2016, Celtic have won on their last 14 visits to McDiarmid Park.
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