Celtic starting XI for Glasgow derby clash at Ibrox | OneFootball

It’s the first Glasgow derby of the season as Celtic head to Ibrox today (Sunday), and Brendan Rodgers' side will be looking to maintain their strong start to the defence of their Premiership title, having won their opening three league fixtures.

There’s a Celtic debut today for Michel-Ange Balikwisha. The Belgian attacker signed for the club on Thursday and takes his place in the starting XI, as does his fellow countryman, Arne Engels.

And Uruguayan defender, Marcelo Saracchi, who has also just joined Celtic, is named amongst the substitutes.

Kick-off at Ibrox is 12noon, and you can follow the build-up and all the action on the club website’s Match Centre.

MATCH CENTRE

CELTIC: Schmeichel, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Hatate, Engels, Nygren, Maeda, Balikwisha.Subs: Sinisalo, Yang, McCowan, Yamada, Bernardo, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest, Donovan

Fixtures

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