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Matthew Fulton

Three things we spotted at Celtic training as Ange Postecoglou all smiles with long-crocked star back

Celtic will face off with St Mirren for the second time in a few weeks when the Buddies come to Parkhead in the Scottish Cup.

And it was a 4-0 triumph the last time the two sides met in Glasgow, while the memory of the only league defeat Celtic have suffered this season now in the rear-view mirror for Ange Postecoglou's side. It was the only domestic trophy, however, not captured by the Hoops last season with the Buddies presenting a roadblock to the next round.

Glasgow Live Sport took a look at Celtic's preparation for the game with some key stars vying for a start.

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All smiles from Ange

Ange Postecoglou seems to be free from the chair that John Kennedy had him tied to at Lennoxtown.

The assistant manager quipped that as Postecoglou was free from media duties ahead of the Buddies that he was being well guarded amid swirling links to the vacant Leeds United job.

Ange Postecoglou braves the Glasgow weather as training ramps up (Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Yet Postecoglou seems laser focused on his side's progression to the next round as the Glasgow weather battered the training complex but with vital work done.

The name's McCarthy, James McCarthy

Celtic have an embarrassment of riches at the moment when it comes to team selection but James McCarthy seems to be down the pecking order.

The former Crystal Palace star has been long-injured this season having not featured since October in cup action, while the likes of Aaron Mooy and Reo Hatate are firmly cemented in the starting eleven.

James McCarthy has been injured for Celtic for a long period (Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

There have been updates on his condition drip-fed in recent weeks - with questions also coming over his future - but the sight of the 32-year-old will please his teammates.

Oh hello there

Hyeon-gyu Oh is the newest toy that Celtic fans want to see in action in the coming weeks.

And with the now-confirmed exit of Greek forward Giorgos Giakoumakis, Oh will be set to play a big role in the final third of the season having featured off the bench against Dundee United and St Johnstone.

But what the striker will bring in terms of goals is still a relative unknown.

Hyeon-Gyu Oh will be hoping rotation offers him a start for Celtic (Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

His counterpart Kyogo has been in sizzling form and may feel undroppable at this juncture, but with Celtic only having two recognised centre-forwards available, it won't be long before Oh is front and centre.

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