St Johnstone vs Celtic LIVE score and goal updates from the Scottish Premiership clash in Perth

Celtic can't turn their gaze towards Borussia Dortmund too soon or they could risk getting caught with a domestic sucker punch by St Johnstone.

Brendan Rodgers takes his side the short trip north as the Scottish Premiership champions look to continue their perfect start to the season.

The McDiarmid Park men are still without a permanent manager as Andy Kirk continues to hold the fort after the sacking of Craig Levein.

Rodgers could have been facing his old Celtic captain Scott Brown but the Hoops legend snubbed the opportunity to move into top flight management to continue his work at Ayr United.

The Parkhead side head to Germany on Tuesday to face Borussia Dortmund but Rodgers knows the importance of picking up three points in Perth before they fly out.

Saints sit third bottom of the table and just avoiding defeat would be a bonus. Find out if they can defy the odds as we bring you every kick in our LIVE blog.

Managerless St Johnstone go into this evening's fixture having not won a home game since last DECEMBER.

That came in a 1-0 victory over Hibernian on December 16, and just four more wins in the remainder of the campaign saw the Perth side narrowly avoid going into the relegation play-off.

Craig Swan: Probably not, but it’s going to come down to whether Brendan Rodgers thinks he or Kyogo is best suited for the specific task.

Fraser Wilson: He’ll play some part in Germany but I’m pretty sure Brendan Rodgers will revert to his tried and tested talisman Kyogo for the starting line-up. I actually can’t see any changes to the XI who started against Slovan Bratislava.

Michael Gannon: Three goals in two games has certainly given his manager plenty to think about. You’d think Kyogo will get the nod because of his