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Celtic return to the bread and butter of their domestic campaign in the Betfred Cup after a week of intense drama.
Coach Neil Lennon has only won two of the last nine games and is under heavy pressure from fans with a 4-1 loss to Sparta Prague on Thursday that only added to the tumult.
While it has been a difficult period, everything is in the context of the absolute national dominance that they have enjoyed in recent years.
A win over Ross County on Sunday afternoon would ensure the Hoops have overcome 36 straight cup ties.
Celtic have won the League Cup for the last four seasons at the turn, and doing five would see them match the great side of Jock Stein from the 1960s.
However, the Staggies have their own history with this competition, lifting the trophy in 2015-16 for their only major trophy since joining the SPFL setup.
Stuart Kettlewell’s men are in poor shape, with a loss to 10-man Kilmarnock the last time that left them floating above the relegation places.
However, the loss at Parkhead probably wouldn’t spell the end for him, while the man in the other dugout knows that nothing more than a spot in the next round will do.
Celtic: Barkas, Elhamed, Laxalt, Jullien, Ajer, Bitton, Brown, Christie, Rogic, Edouard, Ajeti. Subsidiaries: Bain, Taylor, Duffy, Klimala, Ntcham, Elyounoussi, McGregor, Henderson, Ralston.
Ross County: Laidlaw, Morris, Vigurs, Watson, Iacovitti, Kelly, Lakin, Paton, Donaldson, Stewart, Reid. Subscribers: Randall, Gardyne, Mckay, Hylton, Tillson, Wright, Williamson, Munro
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