As the title race continues to intensify, every match holds a heightened degree of importance for Celtic at this particular juncture of the season. Tomorrow's clash against St Johnstone at Parkhead stands as another crucial encounter in Celtic's pursuit of a third successive cinch Premiership crown.
In their recent Scottish Cup quarter-final, Celtic secured a 4-2 victory over Livingston at Parkhead. However, their focus now shifts to the cinch Premiership against a side in which Brendan Rodgers holds an unbeaten record against.
The Celtic squad continues to grapple with a multitude of injuries, with further rotation expected of this Celtic team with Maik Nawrocki, Callum McGregor, Luis Palma and now Liam Scales all on the club's injury list.
Reo Hatate was spotted in training earlier today, but Brendan Rodgers confirmed that the Japanese midfielder will be unavailable until after the international break as he begins to get back up to full fitness.
Celtic will see the return of Cameron Carter-Vickers tomorrow. The American missed last weekend's clash with Livingston, but Celtic will have their star defender back in action against the Saints tomorrow.
Given the multitude of injuries that this Celtic side is currently facing, the manager has some big calls to make with regards to his team selection.
Here are 3 curveballs that we think Brendan Rodgers could throw in for tomorrow's match against St Johnstone.
Gustaf Lagerbielke
The Swede hasn't started for Celtic since September 30th at Fir Park, a match where Matt O'Riley scored a memorable late winner.
He was expected to leave on loan in January with game time proving hard to come by, but injuries saw him return to Glasgow, and now injuries could see him return to the starting eleven.
No Liam Scales means there is space for someone to come in alongside Cameron Carter-Vickers, and after a poor performance from Stephen Welsh last weekend, we expect Gustaf Lagerbielke to return to the fold tomorrow.
Daniel Kelly
Recent reports suggest that Celtic are moving to agree a new contract with the youngster due to recent interest from Bayer Leverkusen, and Celtic could show him that the pathway to the first team is there if they give him a start tomorrow afternoon.
Paulo Bernardo hasn't been performing to his optimum in recent weeks, and that could open the door for a first start for the club for Daniel Kelly against Craig Levein's side.
James Forrest
Celtic are missing two wingers for tomorrow's fixture, with Yang Hyun-jun still serving his suspension for a red card he saw at Tynecastle and Luis Palma picking up an injury that could keep him out of action for up to a month, potentially missing out on April's trip to Ibrox to face Rangers.
Recently hailed as the best winger at the club, Forrest was given a rare cameo against Livingston in which he grabbed an assist, and Rodgers could shock everyone by throwing the experienced winger back into the starting eleven for his first start for the club since he took to the field in Rome against Lazio in the Champions League group stage.