Ange must finally unleash £2k-p/w Celtic "superstar" vs Dee, he's a real game-changer - opinion

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic side return to Premiership action this afternoon, with Dundee being the visitors to Parkhead in Sunday’s 15:00 kick-off.

However, with the Bhoys having been on the receiving end of a shock 3-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, the 56-year-old Hoops manager will undoubtedly already be hatching a plan as to how to give his side the best chance of overturning this two-goal deficit when Celtic make the trip to Norway next week.

And, with a rather fortunate home fixture against the bottom of the table Dark Blues up next for the Bhoys, perhaps Postecoglou could use the match to give a number of his peripheral squad members, as well as those returning from injury, some much-needed first-team minutes – in order to provide those players typically sitting on the Parkhead bench with a bit more match sharpness ahead of the European meeting on Thursday.

One such player who falls into this category is undoubtedly Karamoko Dembele, the 18-year-old winger who is yet to play a competitive fixture under the Greek-Australian coach after fracturing his ankle in pre-season.

Having recently played 90 minutes for the Celtic B team, as well as being included in Postecoglou’s matchday squad for the home time against Bodo/Glimt, it would very much appear as if the teenager is extremely close to finally making a return to first-team action after a seven-month spell on the sidelines.

And, considering just how excited the Hoops manager appeared to be at the prospect of working with Dembele, it would certainly not be surprising to see the Greek-Australian coach involving the youngster in first-team football at the earliest possible opportunity.

Indeed, speaking about Dembele earlier this