Celtic go into the Scottish Premiership fixture against Hearts in a good place. 

Nine points clear at the top of the league, in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup and with a League Cup already in the bag.

They also ran out convincing 5-1 winners v St Mirren in Paisley last time out and have won all but one game in 2023 so far.

Robbie Neilson's side come to Parkhead looking for their first away win at the venue for 14 years and they will be hoping to spoil Ange Postecoglou's 100th game in charge of the club.

The Australian has a few selection decisions to make going into the match.

Who will the manager pick to start? Our writers have their say...

Tony Haggerty

It's the start of a double header for Celtic against Hearts in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup.

Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou likes to freshen things up and rotate whenever he gets the chance and this game will be no different.

It was the introduction of Liel Abada for Daizen Maeda who made the most positive impact on the match and end result against St Mirren.

With that in mind, Joe Hart will get the call to be in between the sticks and it will be the same four at the back with Alistair Johnston at right-back, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt in the middle of the defence and Greg Taylor at left-back.

The midfield will see one change as Matt O'Riley, who notched his second goal of the campaign, will come in for Aaron Mooy.

There will be two changes in attack with Abada being rewarded for his efforts in Paisley by starting on the right wing alongside Kyogo Furuhashi, who is chasing goal number 25 of a remarkable campaign, and Sead Haksabanovic on the left flank. Jota and Maeda will both be rested.

Tony's team: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, O'Riley, Abada; Kyogo, Haksabanovic.

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Aidan Macdonald

Given the dominance of the second-half performance against St Mirren, and the contribution from the substitutes, it may seem likely that Postecoglou will make a few changes for this match. 

However, I think he will persevere with the same starting eleven that started in Paisley due to wanting to main consistency as much as possible at this stage of the season.

As usual, Hart will start in goal as he remains the number one choice at the club. The back four will also be unchanged with Johnston continuing at right-back after scoring his first goal for the club last time out. The central defensive partnership that is yet to taste defeat in the league, Carter-Vickers and Starfelt, will continue as well. At left-back, Taylor will continue his momentum. 

McGregor will once again anchor the midfield from the number six position and the two eight roles will also be unchanged with Hatate and Mooy once again getting the nods in the middle of the park.

In terms of the front three, Jota will start on the right wing. His goal last week dragged the Hoops back into the match and he will be important again if the team are to be successful. Kyogo will lead the line through the middle as usual as the Japanese forward looks to add to his tally for the season. Maeda will also begin off the left-hand side as his pace is always a threat.

Aidan's team: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, Mooy; Jota, Kyogo, Maeda

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