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Tounekti’s spot in Celtic’s front three was not the only attacking quandary for O’Neill going into the game.<\/p>\n
Camilo Duran had excelled through the middle while Kasper Hogh – another big-money summer signing – was out injured.<\/p>\n
But with Hogh fit again, the Dane started at McDiarmid Park and led the line again at Ibrox, with Duran moved out wide.<\/p>\n
Both struggled to make an impact and former Rangers man Andy Halliday was scathing in his assessment of Hogh’s performance.<\/p>\n
“Kasper Hogh has blown hot and cold for Celtic so far, but he was absolutely freezing today,” Halliday said on Premier Sports.<\/p>\n
“On the ball, off the ball – no desire, no willingness to get back and defend for his team.”<\/p>\n
After Hogh was brought off on 64 minutes, Duran was deployed through the middle, only to be substituted himself 13 minutes later for Shim Mheuka. <\/p>\n
O’Neill also opted to break up the centre-back pairing of Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty that had started seven of Celtic’s nine games this season. Kieran Tierney returned at left-back and Liam Scales shifted inside to partner Carter-Vickers. <\/p>\n
On-loan Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johstone, who also started at St Johnstone, was perhaps a surprise inclusion given Viljami Sinisalo has kept four clean sheets in his eight appearances this season.<\/p>\n
Despite some sharp saves in Perth, the 33-year-old looked rusty at Ibrox, maybe unsurprising given it was just his second competitive appearance since March.<\/p>\n
Rangers striker Kevin Kelsy should have scored when Johnstone’s clearance went straight to him early on and Kim Min-Su had an effort cleared off the line by Scales after the four-time England international palmed a cross into his path.<\/p>\n
Johnstone spent the rest of the game being goaded by Rangers supporters every time he was on the ball. <\/p>\n
“If you’ve been beaten in a game you always think about selection,” manager O’Neill said post-match. <\/p>\n
“I’ll think about my own part in proceedings first of all and then we’ll see. I wanted people to experience this atmosphere and they certainly did that today.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n