A MINUTE’S silence will be held in memory of Pope Francis before tomorrow’s title decider at Tannadice.
Dundee United host Celtic in a Premiership clash which will result in a Hoops title party if Brendan Rodgers‘ men avoid defeat.
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But first things first will be a tribute to the late Pope, who passed away aged 88 on Monday.
John Paul Taylor, Celtic’s SLO, stated on X that the tribute will take place before kick-off at Tannadice.
The Scottish champions expressed their condolences earlier this week following the tragic news of Pope Francis‘ death.
A statement from the club read: “Everyone at the club is saddened by this morning‘s news and we offer our sincere thoughts and prayers.”
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Celtic go into tomorrow’s huge clash 15 points clear of Rangers in the title race with four more games to go.
So that means if the Hoops win or draw then their league triumph will be made official.
Rangers face St Mirren at the SMiSA Stadium at 3pm so they will need to win – if Dundee United take a shock three points – to delay the title celebrations for another week.
That would see Celtic given the chance to win the trophy at Ibrox as the next fixture is the Old Firm derby on May 5.
The Hoops can then make it a Treble next month when they face Aberdeen at Hampden in the Scottish Cup final on May 24.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game at Tannadice, Rodgers hit back at critics who have been trying to play down his team’s success this season.
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He told Celtic TV: “If I look over both spells, for me, it’s been really satisfying. Why? Because I’ve had two different teams now.
“Obviously Callum, James, Bainy has been involved, Tony… apart from that, there’s not been too many that have been over the course of my two spells.
“So taking two different teams to these points, it’s so hard work. I think people who don’t recognise it, they don’t understand it or don’t have the knowledge of what it takes to actually win.
“We see it throughout the world, teams that spend money and then are deemed to have the best squads – but they don’t always win.
“What we have here is a culture that is built around winning and then what that takes, and obviously, the biggest word of that, which is a real challenge, is consistency.
“So you can have quality players, but if they’re not consistent and the mentality and their work, and their ideas and how they play and how they train, then it’s a challenge.
“But for me, it’s been so satisfying this season and I’ll become even more satisfied and probably my BEST season here if we can finish off with these two trophies.
