Celtic were put through their paces on Saturday morning ahead of their early Sunday kick-off against Livingston in the SPFL and there was a surprise inclusion to first team training.
Karamoko Dembele was among the players preparing for the trip to the Tony Macaroni stadium prompting many to think Neil Lennon could be set to bring the youngster back into the squad.
The Scottish Champions wore their ‘show racism the red card’ shirts as they trained – Dembele looking focused throughout the session.
Karamoko, Bitton, Arzani, Rogic, Shved, Kouassi, Bayo ALL training today, absolutely NO excuses from NL not to rest a few players from Thurs & give others a chance…
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Bauer Bitton Jullien Taylor
Ntcham Christie
Shved Rogic Elyounoussi
BayoArzani, Karamoko, Kouassi subs pic.twitter.com/rgQjkIHrNZ
— CelticForever (@CelticMemeMan) October 5, 2019
Verdict
Dembele has trained with the first team on and off for the past year. It’s interesting he was included on Saturday. The winger has missed the start of the season with a foot injury and had only got back onto the field for the developmental side recently.
It’s unlikely he’ll be in the match day squad but you never know. Neil Lennon has an embarrassment of riches on the flanks and doesn’t need to rush Karamoko into the spotlight after handing him his debut in May against Hearts.
