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terça-feira, 17 de março de 2015

Celtic v Dundee United Scottish Cup replay preview

Celtic v Dundee United Scottish Cup replay preview


Celtic will be without Stefan Johansen for the Scottish Cup replay against Dundee United on Wednesday evening.

The Norwegian midfielder, who was voted SPFL player of the month for February, is suspended after collecting a yellow card in the feisty 1-1 draw at Tannadice 10 days ago.

James Forrest, who came off the bench to score the second goal in the weekend League Cup final win over the same opponents, may be the one to deputise.

Celtic manager Ronny Deila may elect to freshen up his side further after the success against United on Sunday.

Dundee United will be forced into a defensive reshuffle as they look to shake off the disappointment of the defeat at Hampden Park. 

Manager Jackie McNamara will be unable to call on either Paul Dixon or regular captain Sean Dillon at Celtic Park; the former is suspended after his red card in the first game at Tannadice, while Dillon misses out following his ordering off on Sunday.

McNamara is confident his players can upset the form book and record a rare victory in the East End of Glasgow - provided they can keep their heads.

He told Sky Sports News HQ: "The players will be ready and motivated and the disappointment on Sunday will make us stronger. We have not won there in 23 years so we understand how difficult the task is but we have to put Sunday behind us.

"Obviously they are a good side and we have a couple of players missing through suspension but we have got Nadir Ciftci coming back into the squad. He's a massive player for us and hopefully he can help us cause an upset.

"A few things went against us on Sunday. We could have had a penalty but we didn't get it and a few other decisions did not go our way but that is part and parcel of the game.

"We have a chance to put that right this week. The message is make sure we keep 11 men on the pitch if we are to have a chance to win it."