Brendan Rodgers risks Celtic fans’ wrath by omitting Charly Musonda for Rangers

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Celtic face Scottish Premiership rivals Rangers in the Old Firm clash at Ibrox this weekend and Bhoys manager Brendan Rodgers has decisions to make.

Scott Sinclair was the best player, and most prolific goalscorer, in Scottish football last season.

But ask any Celtic fan and you will hear that the winger has been a shadow of his former self in recent months. Sinclair has scored just once since the turn of the year and a poor start to 2018 was summed up when he was hooked at half-time in the Scottish Cup quarter-final clash with Morton at the weekend.

To rub salt into the wounds, his replacement Odsonne Edouard made a far greater impact as Celtic netted three second half goals.

So there has been no shortage of supporters demanding that the out-of-form, ‘totally disinterested’ Sinclair is dropped ahead of the Old Firm clash with Rangers at Ibrox this coming weekend.

Manager Brendan Rodgers, then, should surely be considering giving Chelsea loanee Charly Musonda just his third start in Scotland’s top flight since he arrived at Parkhead in January.

Celtic spent ages chasing the Belgian starlet before he finally rocked up on an 18-month temporary deal but Musonda has been used sparingly by Rodgers so far. Chris Sutton told BT Sport that he was baffled by the Northern Irishman’s treatment of his skilful winger.

And if Sinclair starts ahead of Musonda at Ibrox, that would surely not go down well with either Sutton or the Celtic supporters.

Like the former Manchester City winger, Musonda has the skill and vision to change a game in an instant and, on current form, looks far more likely to have a decisive impact in this crucial clash than Sinclair.