Brendan Rodgers named four changes to his starting XI as Celtic cruised to a 3-0 win over Motherwell on Sunday to return to the summit of the Scottish Premiership.
Luke McCowan was handed his first start for the Hoops at Fir Park, with Kyogo Furuhashi, Paulo Bernardo and James Forrest also coming in.
Some fans were left questioning the decision to leave £11 million summer signing Arne Engels on the bench, despite the Belgian midfielder coming on for the last 15 minutes.
Speaking after the game, boss Brendan Rodgers explained: “I’ve told the players they all have a role to play.
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“Don’t ever think it’s just about the XI because, with how we work and with the number of games and the energy we have to put in, they all know they have a big contribution to make.
‘We were able to rest Arne, who’s come in as a young player and played so many games.
“The distance he covered in midweek [against Atalanta] was huge.”
Celtic now turn their attention to Dundee at Parkhead on Wednesday night as the Hoops look to preserve their unbeaten domestic run.
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