Celtic go into the Kilmarnock match knowing it is somewhat of a must-win for them. The league title race has become far too tight for any further missteps.

At this point in time, the Rangers are sitting just one point behind Celtic, after both have played 12 games. So, Celtic cannot allow them a chance to go ahead in the near future.

Standing in their way is a Kilmarnock team that must be desperate to pick up some points, as they find themselves at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership.

Based on the current form of Celtic, no game can be taken for granted, though. Celtic could have their hands full against Kilmarnock if they cannot score a goal early, which they have failed to do a lot of the time this season. The longer the game remains tight, the more frustrated the fans will get. And it might no longer feel like a home advantage after a while.

Martin O'Neill has named an interesting starting XI for the game against Kilmarnock. The big story is the return of Jota to the lineup. But then again, there are plenty of other questionable decisions around it.

One of them has to be moving Camilo Duran out wide once again in order to accommodate Kasper Hogh, even though the striker has drawn one blank after another. Most fans feel he should be nowhere near the starting XI right now.

As one Celtic fan wrote reacting to the lineup: "Duran comes on and scores 2 through the middle and shifted back out wide."

Another said: "Quite simply can’t believe we’re still persisting with Høgh starting."

There were others worried about Hogh starting once again, despite scoring in just one of his 17 outings for Celtic so far. At this point, it might be more about justifying the transfer fee that was paid to sign the striker from Bodo/Glimt in the summer more than anything else.

Interestingly, that one match in which Hogh scored was a hat-trick against Kilmarnock. Can he repeat those heroics?

Obviously, the midfield is a topic of discussion right now as well. Arne Engels and Reo Hatate left in the summer. And right now, it feels like it is way too easy to play through Celtic in the middle of the park.

As one fan wrote: "How many times do we have to watch this midfield 3 not work?"

Right now, it is hard not to feel that even O'Neill is confused about his strongest team and is continuously mixing and matching, looking for a solution.

But even then, he continues to do things that have not worked all season, which has caused some frustration within the fanbase.