The Celtic starting XI has been taking shape over the last few weeks, with the return of a number of first-team players boosting the options available to boss Brendan Rodgers.
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Reo Hatate have both bolstered Celtic's starting options, with Callum McGregor also helping out after his return to the field.
Luis Palma has also recently returned from injury and he has been involved in the last few fixtures due to the injury suffered by Daizen Maeda.
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Remarkable recovery
Maeda's hamstring injury was initially reported to be season-ending, but Brendan Rodgers has since confirmed that the results of a scan were a lot more positive than originally anticipated. The Japanese winger headed back to his homeland for the scan with a view to recuperating for a spell there, but the winger could be in line for an astonishing return to the team next weekend against Hearts.
The gaffer said, "I mentioned before that the information we were given was that he was probably going to be out for the remainder of the season, But he has responded so well.
"He has gone away and had further scans, and he is out on the pitch and you would think he has never been away."
Maeda hadn't featured for Celtic since the dramatic 3-3 draw at Ibrox a few weeks ago, but having him back and fit for the must-win fixtures that remain this season will provide a massive boost to this Celtic side.
How have Celtic missed Maeda?
Ever since Maeda's injury, Brendan Rodgers has had to test the water on the wings by starting Nicolas Kühn and Yang Hyun-jun. Yang had a positive performance against St Johnstone in the final game before the split, but a disastrous display at Hampden saw him fall back out of the team against Dundee.
Nicolas Kühn has turned in some solid performances on the right-wing, but nothing to really set the world alight, and Celtic will be delighted to have Maeda back in the team.
Luis Palma's return from injury hasn't seen the Honduran hit the same heights that he showed in the early stages of the season, and with neither of the aforementioned three wingers turning in consistently strong performances, Celtic have really missed the impact of the man from Japan.
Whilst Nicolas Kühn and Yang Hyun-jun try to do the defensive work, they do not possess the same work ethic as Maeda. The only silver lining of Maeda's absence has been the reintroduction to the side of James Forrest, who has seen a career renaissance over the last few weeks.
Forrest's form has backed up Brendan Rodgers' tag of the experienced wide man being his "best winger", a statement that raised eyebrows at a time when the veteran was out of favour.
Who starts on the wings going forward?
Daizen Maeda may only feature from the bench against Hearts, but he has to start in the following fixture against Rangers due to the nightmares that he has previously caused for Rangers captain James Tavernier.
On current form, James Forrest would get the nod over anyone else on the right wing. The Celtic legend is still writing his own story into the deepest recesses of Celtic folklore, with the final chapter teetering on the knife-edge of a possible double.
James McKenzie // @JamesWHMcKenzie