Neil Lennon has a tough job on his hands when it comes to picking his Celtic starting XI against AC Milan.
The Bhoys are already eliminated from the Europa League after a poor run of form in the group stages, and a game against Milan isn’t one they’re expected to win in any case.
There will understandably be the temptation to rotate the squad ahead of another crucial league game against St Johnstone on Sunday, but Lennon may want to give a good account of himself here.
However, with the manager’s job seemingly hanging by a thread, with Gordon Strachan linked in recent weeks, he may have to field a strong side in order to avoid another embarrassing European loss.
Here’s how we think the Scottish champions may line-up on Thursday evening.
We think Lennon will slightly rotate his Celtic team for this match against AC Milan.
We think that the manager will be keen to avoid a drubbing against the Serie A table toppers, so we’re tipping him to go with a strong defence.
The back 5 system remains for this one with Scott Bain starting in goal, while Shane Duffy, Kristoffer Ajer and Christopher Jullien starting at centre-back.
Diego Laxalt and Jeremie Frimpong start in the wing-back spots for Celtic against AC Milan.
In the midfield we expect Lennon to go with a pivot of Scott Brown and Olivier Ntcham, who play behind Tom Rogic, giving Ryan Christie and Callum McGregor some much-needed rest.
Up top we expect Alban Ajeti to be partnered by Patrick Klimala.
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