Brendan Rodgers has praised Hayato Inamura for taking his opportunity in Celtic’s 3-0 win over Livingston, after the Japanese defender made his first competitive appearance for the club in what was a surprise start. Eyebrows were raised when the team sheet dropped, with Inamura named in the starting XI just days after Rodgers had publicly
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Kairat Almaty Central Stadium Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Hearts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Livingston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Dundee | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | Dundee United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
