Brendan Rodgers names Celtic XI for Newcastle friendly
Callum McGregor captains the side in midfield alongside Luke McCowan and Arne Engels as Johnny Kenny gets the nod up top, supported by Yang and Daizen Maeda.
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Celtic have already played out four pre-season ties this summer, beating Queen's Park and Cork City before narrowly losing out to Estrela de Amadora.
They then took on Sporting CP midweek and defeated the Portuguese champions 2-0 thanks to goals from Reo Hatate and [[Luke McCowan]].
Brendan Rodgers' men are now back in Glasgow as they welcome the current English League Cup holders to the city's east end.
The last time the sides met was in 2007, as Newcastle ran out 4-1 winners at St James' Park in a friendly. Scott Brown scored the only goal for the visitors.
Celtic will be hoping for a different result this time around.
Confirmed Celtic starting XI: Schmeichel, Ralston, Murray, Trusty, Inamura, McGregor, McCowan, Engels, Yang, Maeda, Kenny.
Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Clarke, Scales, Nygren, Idah, Osmand, Tilio, Bernardo, Summers, Montgomery, Hatate, McPherson, Ure, Forrest, Donovan, Tierney.
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