Celtic face Brechin City in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is expected to name a weakened side on Saturday as the Scottish champions play host to second-tier outfit Brechin City at Celtic Park.
The Hoops face the Scottish Championship strugglers in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, with the former Liverpool and Swansea City boss desperate to avoid a giant killing in order to maintain his perfect trophy haul thus far.
However, Rodgers is expected to make changes to give some fringe players and youngsters a chance, while elsewhere he is likely to be forced into making alterations to his side due to a number of injuries.
New signing Marvin Compper has been ruled out, which sees the Hoops become very light in defence with Erik Svaitchenko joining FC Midtjylland on loan this month. Anthony Ralston is also sidelined.
Patrick Roberts is nearing a return to fitness after taking part in training while in Dubai, but he is not expected to be risked against lower opposition while summer signing Jonny Hayes is definitely out with a broken leg.
It sees Rodgers go down to the bare bones, and he is likely to field an almost unrecognisable Celtic side that will still be more than capable of dismantling Brechin.
Youngsters Calvin Miller, Jack Aitchison and Mikey Johnston are all expected to start, while fringe players Nir Bitton, Cristian Gamboa and £3million man Kouassi Eboue are all expected to be involved.
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