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Confirmed Celtic v Rangers line-ups: McCrorie starts, Rogic on the bench

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Rangers travel to take on Celtic in the Old Firm derby today.

Celtic line-up: Bain; Lustig, Boyata, Ajer, Tierney; Brown, Ntcham, McGregor; Forrest, Hayes, Edouard.

Celtic substitutes: De Vries, Simunovic, Toljan, Sinclair, Rogic, Burke, Weah.

Rangers line-up: McGregor; Tavernier, Worrall, Goldson, Halliday; McCrorie, Jack, Arfield; Kent, Candeias, Morelos.

Rangers substitutes: Foderingham, Katic, Flanagan, Coulibaly, Kamara, Davis, Defoe.

Celtic head into the Old Firm derby knowing a win will all but clinch the title, and Neil Lennon will go another step closer to becoming permanent boss with a victory.

Scott Bain starts in goal once again, as he has for many weeks now, whilst Kieran Tierney is passed fit to play at left back, joining Mikael Lustig, Dedryck Boyata and Kristoffer Ajer at the back.

Scott Brown plays in holding midfield, and will receive support from Olivier Ntcham and Callum McGregor, whilst Jonny Hayes starts on the left flank today.

James Forrest is over on the right, leaving Odsonne Edouard to lead the line for Celtic, with Oliver Burke only named on the bench alongside Dorus de Vries, Jozo Simunovic, Jeremy Toljan, Scott Sinclair, Timothy Weah and the returning Tom Rogic.

Meanwhile, Rangers go with Allan McGregor in goal behind a back four of James Tavernier, Joe Worrall, Connor Goldson and Andy Halliday, with Borna Barisic out injured.

Ross McCrorie returns to the side in holding midfield, with Ryan Jack and Scott Arfield in the side as all three look to replicate their superb displays in the last Old Firm derby in December.

Ryan Kent and Daniel Candeias feature out wide, supporting lone striker Alfredo Morelos as he looks for a first ever goal against the Bhoys.

It’s a surprise bench with no winger available, as Steven Gerrard has gone for Wes Foderingham, Nikola Katic, Jon Flanagan, Lassana Coulibaly, Glen Kamara, Steven Davis and Jermain Defoe.