Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is seventh favourite with bookmakers to become Manchester United manager should the Premier League club part with Ruben Amorim this summer, with Jose Mourinho topping the betting. (Sun), external
Former Manchester United and Trinidad & Tobago striker Dwight Yorke was offered a contract by Celtic in 2004, but no move materialised. (Sun), external
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Nicolas Kuhn: Timing his form perfectly for the Scottish Cup final, which could be troublesome for Aberdeen. A goal and an assist against Hibs. Hit the doldrums and was utterly becalmed for a few months, but the wind is back in his sails.
Reo Hatate: The best player for Celtic in their defeat of Hibs. Has all the passes and class in abundance.
'Stats paint good picture for Idah - but there's more to it'
Watch Sportscene pundit Michael Stewart analyse Celtic striker Adam Idah's performance in Saturday's win over Hibernian. (Available to UK users only)
David Strelec would score a "minimum" of 20 goals if he signs for Celtic, who have been urged to move for the Slovan Bratislava striker by former playmaker Lubomir Moravcik. (Daily Record)
Celtic's long-awaited new training facility - which was expected to open in January - is now only three weeks away from being completed. (Scottish Sun)
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Watch highlights as champions Celtic win 3-1 against third-place Hibs in the Scottish Premiership. (Available to UK users only)
Image source, SNSBrendan Rodgers admitted he has already named his Celtic team for the midweek trip to Aberdeen - a dress rehearsal for the Scottish Cup final in a few weeks' time.
The Celtic boss told his players his next starting XI in the immediate aftermath of their 3-1 win over Hibernian on Saturday.
"You're obviously looking at recovery periods and looking at the Scottish Cup final and trying to work your way back," Rodgers said.
"Plus, we played a week ago, so no, I didn't think the need to do that [make lots of changes], but I've already named the team for Aberdeen to the guys, they know the team for Wednesday."
Despite hinting at a radical changes to his side before the 3-1 win over Hibs, Rodgers only made three - bringing in Kasper Schmeichel, Auston Trusty and Nicolas Kuhn.
He also handed a debut to 17-year-old midfielder Sean McArdle from the bench.
"I trust all the players," he said. "The players I'll bring in will be equipped and ready to go there and win the game. It's just on the back of such a long, long season and having the freshness.
"Obviously, we'll have Ali Johnston, he'll be back then for Wednesday as well.
"I just think it's keeping the freshness in the team. The target was to arrive at the Scottish Cup final with as many of the players with minutes in their legs.
"And then that gives us an opportunity to choose the team and a bench to win."
One position that will definitely rotate midweek is the goalkeeper, with Viljami Sinisalo swapping with Schmeichel.
"Viljami will play," Rodgers said. "It was just for Kasper to get the feeling again. He's been out for a long time, but I think that him being out, the positive is that having the chance to see Vil now and his authority, you see the calmness of him for such a young goalkeeper.
"We've really, really gained from that.
"But with Kasper, I know in football there's short memories, but not with me. He's been brilliant for me all season, and it's just nice to get him that feel, see how he reacts with his shoulder over the course of the week, and then we can look at it next week."
We asked for your views on Celtic's 3-1 win against Hibs.
Here's what some of you said:
JP: The way Celtic replied to going a goal down was good to see. Defensively we missed Cameron Carter-Vickers but Nicolas Kuhn looks to be getting back to his best.
Tam: The majority of the first half, had me scratching my head. For champions, the play in the final third was shocking. A single shot on target would have been nice. I always like to give players a chance, but Adam Idah should be scoring way more goals due to the excellent service he gets from the lads. The best team won comfortably in the end, but chances missed could be a problem in the future. We also need to enhance the defence, losing breakaway goals to silly mistakes is not acceptable.
Paul: Typical end of season match with only the formalities to play for, but it was a dominant victory for Celtic against a resurgent Hibernian side. Another typical error by Auston Trusty when he should've easily cleared for Martin Boyle's opener. Reo Hatate's team goal was just quite simply a touch of class - Celtic will now finish this long campaign with aplomb hopefully.
Ivan: Hatate an absolute stand out for man of the match. Kuhn clicking back to his old self just in time for the cup final. If I was the Dandy Dons I would be seriously worried.
Neil: Idah missed four decent chances and continues to fail to impress and win over the fans. Tony Ralston did really well and I think any flack Liam Scales gets is unjustified. We should beat Aberdeen but need to think about Champions League qualification with a centre-back and a striker top priority.
Image source, SNSCeltic are undefeated in their past four games in the Premiership, their last longer unbeaten streak was from 5 January to 15 February, a run of seven games.
Hibs have lost after scoring the opening goal in the Premiership for the first time since 23 November 2024 against Dundee (14 games without defeat).
Celtic have won after conceding the opening goal in the Premiership for the first time since 6 October 2024 against Ross County (five games without a win).
Jordan Smith made five saves, the first time he has made at least five saves in a match in the Premiership since facing St Mirren on 16 February (six saves).
Celtic-linked Veljko Milosavljevic is in demand, with Czech outlet Meridian Sport claiming unnamed clubs in Germany and Spain want to sign the 17-year-old Red Star Belgrade centre-back. (Daily Record), external
Read the rest of Sunday's Scottish gossip.
Nick McPheat
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSAfter a sublime first half of the campaign, Nicolas Kuhn's form had dipped following the turn of the year - but the Celtic winger looks to be coming back to his best at a crucial time with four goal contributions in his past two games.
The 25-year-old showed great awareness to round Jordan Smith and net the leveller before lifting through a gorgeous pass for Adam Idah, who had been denied in the opening stages by the Hibs goalkeeper, to smash in the second.
Returning from a shoulder injury, Kasper Schmeichel, who denied Martin Boyle at point-blank range with a stunning reaction save before Hibs' opener, getting minutes in the bank is a boost for Brendan Rodgers, but the Celtic boss will perhaps still have his concerns about his defence while Cameron Carter-Vickers is absent.
The opener from Hibs was a mess from a Celtic perspective, with Auston Trusty totally unconvincing in an attempt to clear the ball and centre-back partner Liam Scales looking shaky at times in the first half.
The champions' backline just does not look the same without Carter-Vickers. With the summer transfer window looming, it could be an area Rodgers looks to strengthen again.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "The performance level overall was excellent. We went one behind, but we were doing so many good things in the game.
"We stayed calm. My big message was about building on our recent success - that's what the club is all about. We want to go into [the Scottish Cup final] in a really good way, for that we need to work.
"That's why we have success here, because we build on past success and don't settle and accept it."
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Image source, SNSA goal and an assist for Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn, who looks to be clicking back into gear at a crucial time
Were you at Celtic Park or following the match elsewhere?
Either way, we want your views on Celtic's 3-1 win over Hibernian - have your say here.
Image source, SNSCeltic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is back in training after a shoulder injury and Nicolas Kuhn is fit again.
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston remain sidelined while Dane Murray (knee) is out for the season.
Hibernian forward Elie Youan is back in contention after injury but on-loan Celtic midfielder Kwon Hyeok-kyu is unable to face his parent club while captain Joe Newell and Rudi Molotnikov (both groin) are still out.
Image source, SNSCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers has hailed "outstanding" midfielder Reo Hatate amid reported interest from Serie A side Udinese.
Hatate, 27, signed for Celtic in 2022 from Kawasaki Frontale and has scored 26 goals in 140 appearances for the Parkhead club.
The Japan international has been a key player for Rodgers this season as Celtic aim for a domestic treble.
"I think for Reo I can feel a little bit, especially in the first year here, that there was a little bit of inconsistency there," Rodgers said.
"There's absolutely no doubt he's a big talent. He's obviously a bit later in age now, even though he's 27, but maybe some clubs look at him and think he's at the wrong end of the asset age. They tend to go for younger players.
"But for me, he's an absolutely outstanding player. How he protects the ball, how he's prepared to play the risk pass. He's got goals, he can take the ball."
Rodgers admits it took a while to understand how Hatate ticks, but says you can see his quality shine through now the schedule has eased off somewhat.
"I think the challenge for him has been sometimes in that really busy period when there's three games a week and in that third game there's a bit of tiredness that sets in," Rodgers said.
"But you see him now, especially when there's one game a week, he's so good. He's a really gifted player.
"It took me a wee while to get inside him and his mind and everything else, but he's absolutely superb.
"He's certainly not underestimated by ourselves because he's been really, really good this year."
George O'Neill
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers has been talking to the media before his side's Scottish Premiership match against Hibernian on Saturday.
Here are the best bits from his news conference:
Praised Viljami Sinisalo's "excellent" performances in Kasper Schmeichel's absence. Rodgers says the plan was always for the Finland keeper to become Celtic's number one and he has shown he is capable of doing that in recent weeks.
Rodgers will rotate his team in the final three league matches to give some players an opportunity and others a rest.
On objects thrown on to the pitch at Ibrox last weekend, Rodgers says the issue needs to be addressed to protect players. He is "sure" Rangers will be looking into solutions.
The Northern Irishman has been "very impressed" by Hibernian's resurgence under head coach David Gray and knows his team need to be at their best to win.
On potential changes at Celtic this summer, Rodgers says if every member of his squad stays he would like three new additions. He caveated that by saying he expects some players to leave.
Coach Darren O'Dea is wanted by Swansea City to become Alan Sheehan's assistant and Rodgers admits that move is a possibility.
There is "nothing new" on a potential contract extension for left-back Greg Taylor, whose deal expires this summer.
Schmeichel is available for selection. Alistair Johnston could return for the match against Aberdeen, while Cameron Carter-Vickers could feature against St Mirren at the earliest. Nicolas Kuhn has had five stitches just below his eye after an incident in training, but is fine to play.
Colin Moffat
BBC Sport Scotland
When Celtic beat Hibs 3-0 in Glasgow on 7 December, the length of the Premiership table separated the sides.
Since then no team in the division has collected more points than Hibs as they moved from last to third, having lost just once in 19 league outings and winning 13 of those.
That remarkable sequence includes a 2-1 victory over the champions at Easter Road when David Gray's side turned in a full throttle first-half display against opponents who had suffered midweek Champions League disappointment at Bayern Munich.
Celtic have since had their revenge in the Scottish Cup and knocked Hibs out of the League Cup, too, making it four wins from the five encounters this season.
These two may be the form teams of 2025 but Celtic are undefeated in 21 home games against Hibs in all competitions, winning 17, since a 2-1 upset in January 2010.
With the title wrapped up and the last Old Firm game out of the way, Brendan Rodgers plans to rest a few players with the Scottish Cup final in mind.
That might embolden the visitors, who posed very little threat in that cup defeat in March.
Of course, Gray might think it will be easier to hold out against a team missing a few frontline stars but a cautious approach backfired at Pittodrie recently to end a long unbeaten run.
With a three-point lead over Aberdeen in the race for third and a healthy advantage in goal difference, Hibs may opt to keep the shackles off this time, and, if Celtic have players looking to impress the boss, we could be in for a real treat.
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Image source, SNSSerie A side Udinese have scouted Reo Hatate as they weigh up a big-money summer swoop for the Celtic midfielder. (Scottish Sun), external
Image source, SNSBrendan Rodgers says it is "incredible" that there is now an "expectation" on Celtic to win domestic trebles.
Victory over Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final this month would complete Celtic's sixth clean sweep in nine years.
Rodgers, who began the club's unprecedented period of domination with an 'invincible treble' in 2017, told Celtic TV: "When I came in 2016, the treble wasn't mentioned so much. It was just not the thing that happened.
"But now the players have had success from that moment, they feel good, and they know the expectations, they know the desires of the club and what it is we want to achieve.
"When I came in 2016, it had already been done three times in the history of the club and when you think from 1888 to that point, it's a remarkably long period of time with brilliant managers and brilliant players.
"But what we tried to do in 2016 was up the level of professionalism, up the mentality, so that everyone then had to come in tune with my vision and how we wanted to work.
"And once we achieved that in the 2017 final, it was a real good feeling with a group of players that they were inspired then to keep going.
"And from then the club has been able to roll it out and do it a few more times since.
"But it's definitely something that's an expectation, which is an incredible thing to say when you know what you have to go through in order to win the three competitions, it's not easy at all.
"People take it for granted now but there's so many things can go against you as a player and a manager. And for us to have done that over the course of nine seasons, it's a true reflection of the professionalism, the quality and you also need that bit of good fortune in the journey as well."
Celtic return to Parkhead as champions this weekend to take on a Hibernian side still chasing third place and Rodgers insists his players will train "like animals" to keep the standards high.
He said: "It's important that the players and the staff and the people enjoy the success of which we've had to this point.
"But from today, it's 18 days left in the season for us to train like animals, every single day, to recover the very best way that we can in those days off, and then be in here to get ready, get prepared, take on the games.
"We have three games in a week before we lead into the Scottish Cup final. So for us and being a Celtic player, this is what it's about."
Nick McPheat
BBC Sport Scotland
Signed for a club record fee, much has been made about the impact of Celtic's Arne Engels in his debut season in Scotland.
While an incoming player has no say in the figures involved in their transfer fee, there have still been some suggestions the Parkhead club are not getting their money's worth after spending around £11m on the Belgian.
That said, a combined goals and assists contribution of 22 from a 21-year-old midfielder makes for very good reading, even if eight of his 10 goals have come from the penalty spot.
But what do the underlying numbers say about the former Augsburg player's first season in Glasgow?
Out of midfielders to have played at least 1,000 minutes in the Scottish Premiership this season, only Hearts' Blair Spittal has created more chances than Engels.
The Belgium international ranks ninth for successful passes (1,049) and sixth for most passes completed in the opposition half (665), while his passing accuracy of 81.6% in the attacking half of the pitch places him eighth.
No Premiership midfielder has scored more league goals (nine) or had more touches in the opposition box (98), plus only team-mate Reo Hatate has taken more shots (60).
Where Engels becomes more subdued is in his defensive work, ranking outside the top 30 for duels won, recoveries, tackle success and interceptions.
Than can perhaps be expected with the amount of time Celtic spend on the ball, but it is certainly a part of his game that manager Brendan Rodgers will look to develop to make the Belgian the complete package.
Image source, SNSCeltic have won six of their past seven meetings with Hibs in all competitions, although the exception was the last league match between the two, a 2-1 Hibs win in February. Not since 1950-51 have the Hoops lost successive league meetings with Hibs within a single season.
Hibs are winless in 21 away games at Celtic in all competitions (D4 L17) since a 2-1 victory in January 2010. They have lost their past seven successive trips by an aggregate score of 23-4.
Celtic have scored 58 goals in their 17 home league games this season (3.4 per game), last scoring more in 2003-04 under Martin O'Neill (62).
Since their last league visit to Celtic in early December, Hibs have lost just one of their 19 league games (W13 D5), picking up more points in the Premiership than any side since that match (44).
Adam Idah has scored three goals in Celtic's past two league games, as many as his previous 20 Premiership appearances combined beforehand. He is looking to score in three successive matches in the competition for the second time, after doing so in February.
