Does Brendan Rodgers stay with your American partner, or return to the more familiar Carter-Vickers partnership and Liam Scales? Only time will tell on that front.

In the midfield, Arne Engels showed his Celtic point against Dundee scoring from the penalty spot amid a positive engine room performance, but Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate and Paulo Bernardo are also in contention.

Regardless of team selection choices, the Bhoys remain undefeated this season and will taste a win against Aberdeen in the Premier Sports Cup The semi-final will possibly be their biggest win of the campaign so far.

With this in mind, Trusty has given an insight into how the Celtic dressing room feels ahead of the battle on Glasgow’s south side.

Auston Trusty on Celtic’s semi-final clash against Aberdeen

talking to The daily logTrusty has indicated that Celtic are feeling “very confident” ahead of facing Aberdeen and has warned that they will not let another lead slip away following their 2-2 draw with the Dons last month.

Asked what the Hoops had learned since then, he said: “To seal the deal. When you’re up 2-0 then you want to close the deal in the game.

“We are going to go into this game with a lot of confidence. But if we are in that position again then we will close the deal. We approach every game as a challenge, so that will be the mentality again.

“We do not take any game lightly or lightly. It’s about respecting our opponent. But no matter who we play, we want to go out and play our game. If we do that, the game takes care of itself. You focus on who you’re playing against, but you also focus on yourself.”

Trusty later added about playing at Hampden: “I haven’t played there so it will be very special for me. Every stadium is a new experience for me here. I’m excited about that. “I haven’t seen clips of Hampden yet, but I’m sure I’ll watch some before the game.”

Celtic will want to show that they have learned from the Aberdeen draw

In his only example of points dropped in the Scottish First Division This season, Celtic let a two-goal lead slip away against a spirited Aberdeen team who had to withstand heavy pressure late on to claim a point.

In the end, the Bhoys were in charge for most of the match and should have found a way to win, but these things happen in football; What counts is correcting it.

Excitement is in the air ahead of Celtic’s first trip to Hampden this season, with the potential to move within 90 minutes of another piece of silverware.

From experience, supporters know that the club really likes bringing trophies to Parkhead, so let the fun begin!

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