Today sees the first Old Firm game of the new Scottish Premiership season with Rangers making the short trip across Glasgow to face Celtic.
Both sides have made strong starts with Celtic winning their opening three matches while Rangers have taken seven points from their three games with the only blemish being the opening weekend goalless draw at Hearts.
Depending champions Celtic have enjoyed the better of these highly competitive fixtures in recent games and head into this clash unbeaten in four against their great rivals in the league while they also won their Scottish Cup final clash in May.
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Celtic Team News
Brendan Rodgers makes two changes to the side that beat St Mirren last weekend.
Kyogo Furuhashi and Nicolas Kuhn return with Adam Idah and James Forrest dropping to the bench.
New signings Alex Valle, Arne Engels, Auston Trusty and Luke McCowan are also among the substitutes.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, Hatate, Kuhn, Maeda, Kyogo.
Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Palma, Idah, Valle, McCowan, Engels, Forrest, Ralston.
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Rangers Team News
Robin Propper returns at centre-half as one of two changes for the visitors.
Propper replaces Leon Balogun with Mohamed Diomande also coming in for former Derby midfielder Tom Lawrence.
Nedim Bajrami is not involved after his international clearance was delayed.
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