Fans have enjoyed watching Celtic’s new midfield diamond consisting of Ismaila Soro, Callum McGregor, Ryan Christie and the SPFL’s December Player of the Month, David Turnbull. Kennedy acknowledges the system has been working well but says it’s important that they can adapt to more than one shape.

“It’s worked well for us in the last period. It’s something we’ve looked at and spoken about for a little while. We find ourselves short of wingers and as coaching staff we have to find solutions for that. With what was available we felt it was the right time to roll it out. We did a lot of work in training and the boys adapted to it really well, considering we’ve only played it for less than a month. It’s a good system for us but we’ve also got to be very flexible and be able to adapt when needs be.”

First up though all the focus will be on Monday’s opponents, Hibernian, who come to Celtic Park for a 7.45pm kick-off. It’s a game which the Assistant Manager is taking very seriously.

“It’ll be tough. Jack (Ross) is a good manager and a good coach who always sets his teams up well. They’re a good side with good players. It’s always a tough game and we’re prepared for that.”

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