{"id":464564,"date":"2026-03-08T17:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464564\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T17:19:20","slug":"teams-up-no-mcgregor-or-tierney-trusty-returns-scales-has-armband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464564\/","title":{"rendered":"Team\u2019s Up \u2013 No McGregor or Tierney, Trusty returns, Scales has armband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tMartin O\u2019Neill has named his Celtic team to face the Rangers at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup quart final this afternoon\u2026<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-182514 has-webp size-full\" alt=\"Martin O'Neill, Manager of Celtic acknowledges the fans\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/853;max-width:1280px\"\/>Martin O\u2019Neill, Interim Manager of Celtic acknowledges the fans following his team\u2019s draw in the Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox on March 01, 2026. (Photo by WM Sport Media\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Celtic manager comes into this game on the back of a hard-fought fightback last weekend to earn a point in a 2-2 draw at today\u2019s venue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SPFL_ABERDEEN_CELTIC_02401.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-182743 size-full\" alt=\"Benjamin Nygren scores the winner\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/806;max-width:1200px\"\/>Benjamin Nygren scores the winner. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou<\/p>\n<p>That was followed by a significant win against Aberdeen in Celtic\u2019s game in hand that allowed the Champions to leapfrog the Rangers and close the gap of current leaders Hearts.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CelticFC<\/a> manager Martin O&#8217;Neill discusses the loss of ever-present Callum McGregor for today&#8217;s game, and the approach to facing Rangers without his skipper<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a big miss for us.&#8221; \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScottishCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ScottishCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KxAfdA9KdZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KxAfdA9KdZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremSportsTV\/status\/2030626288700981546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney are both injured but Auston Trusty plays \u2013 his ban must apply only to league matches \u2013 and Dane Murray makes the bench. Oxlade-Chamberlain started last week but is on the bench while Junior Adamu was in the huddle last Sunday but isn\u2019t in the squad today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SPFL_ABERDEEN_CELTIC_03801.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-182756 size-full\" alt=\"Callum McGregor celebrates.\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/785;max-width:1200px\"\/>Callum McGregor celebrates. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou<\/p>\n<p>Today though is all about winning a place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden next month and the Celtic team kicking off to achieve that objective is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Viljami Sinisalo; Julian Araujo, Benjamin Arthur, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales(c), Luke McCowan, Reo Hatate, Benjamin Nygren; Yang, Daizen Maeda and Sebastian TounektiSubs: Doohan, Donovan, Saracchi, \u00a0Murray, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Bernardo, Cvancara, Mvuka and Forrest.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/649176890_1487122719437311_9678009960196412_n.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-182911 has-webp aligncenter size-full\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1080\/1440;max-width:1080px\"\/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udccb Your Celtic side for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScottishCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ScottishCup<\/a> quarter-final.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RANCEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RANCEL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a>\ud83c\udf40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VCAfla7YjF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VCAfla7YjF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticFC\/status\/2030610758124326936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude8c The Bhoys arrive in Govan.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RANCEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RANCEL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScottishCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ScottishCup<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a>\ud83c\udf40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2jeMkVo0u\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/R2jeMkVo0u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticFC\/status\/2030614783003652157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celticpools.securecollections.net\/index.aspx?Agent=3532\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pools_X-Ad-800x800-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-182111 aligncenter size-full\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:800\/800;max-width:800px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celticstarbooks.com\/shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thirties_BothVolumes_3D_ADVERT.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-149396 has-webp size-full\" alt=\"Celtic in the Thirties \"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:768\/1024;max-width:768px\"\/><\/a>Celtic in the Thirties by Matt Corr. 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