Celtic have clearly been far from their invincible and dominating usual selves this season, losing one and drawing another of their opening five Scottish Premiership fixtures. The stuttering start to 2018-19 has them trailing table-topping Hearts by five points ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures, and manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted that his current squad isn’t as impressive as it used to be.
Celtic went unbeaten in the league in Rodgers’ first season, winning the domestic treble, while they made light work of others by successfully defending all three trophies last term. The Hoops failed to qualify for the Champions League group stages this season and have been far from their best thus far.