Following St Mirren’s victory, Luis Palma and Matt O’Riley were deeply impressed by a Celtic teammate.

Pre-match, there have been a few surprises in terms of crew selection. Kyogo commenced alongside Adam Idah up pinnacle whilst Luis Palma again to the side. A few gamers saved their spots, one of those being centre-half Stephen Welsh.

The 24-year-old has now started Celtic’s previous two matches, gaining some consistency. In this duo of back-to-back clashes, Welsh has achieved himself proud.

He contributed towards a warranted easy sheet at St. Mirren and pre-match, the Scotland internationalist revealed what the lower back 4 say to each different going into games while additionally touching on his partnership with Liam Scales: “Me and Scalesy have got a exact relationship on and off the pitch”, he said (Celtic FC on YouTube).

“Whoever plays in that back 4 is together.

“We communicate before the game that the most essential component is to play nicely and hold a clean sheet. When we do that in this crew we’ve received the great up front to win the game.”

A Celtic academy product, each and every Hoops boss over the past few years seems to have considered some thing in Welsh. He signed a new contract with the champions until 2027 in August of last yr as Rodgers displayed his trust in him.

At the centre of defence in the Celtic team, there is large competition. When Cameron Carter-Vickers returns, Welsh should see himself dropped but at the minute, he is taking his opportunities ahead of Maik Nawrocki and Gustaf Lagerbielke in his stride.