4 unlikely Celtic transfer solutions Brendan Rodgers unearthed in Buckie Thistle rout

At the face of it, Celtic 5 Buckie Thistle 0 was more or less what we expected when that draw came out the hat in November.

As comfortable a victory as it gets for Brendan Rodgers and his team against a side ranked 45 places below them in the pyramid. Five goals, five different scorers, no injuries. Job done. On the surface it was a routine Scottish Cup walkover...but there's a feeling it was more than that for a manager who used it very, very wisely.

Rodgers rotated his team just enough to give a few new tactical innovations a try, without altering so much that it showed a lack of respect to Buckie or left the door open to an all-time cup shocker. Usually immovable skipper Callum McGregor was rested from the squad altogether. The routine nature of the win meant he had time to experiment with his options up front too and, in filling those gaps, Rodgers ran the rule over some potential solutions to problems many assumed would require transfer solutions.

Record Sport takes a look at a few of the options from within that emerged during a quietly significant 90 minutes for the Hoops.

Luis Palma's goal early in the second half was followed by a mild Parkhead slumber. If Buckie weren't already in damage limitation mode before they conceded for the fourth time, they certainly were after the Hondruran struck, and it took an injection of caffeine from the bench to wake things up a little.

Vata offered that and there was a loud cheer as the 18-year-old, widely viewed as the best current prospect in the Lennoxtown academy, finally got the chance he's been waiting for all season. Previous cameos for Vata have come in the wide positions but he's thrived as a central striker for the B-team this season and Rodgers recognised that by