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STEVEN McLEAN will be in charge of Celtic’s Premier Sports League Cup-tie against Dundee United in Saturday’s 5.45pm kick-off at Tannadice. The Hoops may view the whistler as a lucky omen – the last time he officiated in one of the games involving the Parkhead men was the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline at Hampden on May 23 when Daizen Maeda, Arne Engels and Kelechi Iheanacho netted the goals in a 3-1 win. McLean will be assisted on Tayside by Ross Macleod and Ross Nelson on the touchlines while Ross Hardie will be fourth official. Greg Aitken will be on VAR with Duncan Williams as assistant. AIR WE GO…Kasper Hogh shows his delight after the Dane’s three-goal Man-of-the-Match performance in Celtic’s 5-1 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. The champions go into the last-16 confrontation on a high after their runaway 5-1 triumph over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Sunday. Kasper Hogh netted a first-half hat-trick to claim his first goals for the team since his record £11million-plus switch from Bodo/Glimt. Benjamin Nygren and Luke McCowan added two more after the interval in a game in which the visitors hit the woodwork three times. On the same day, Jim Goodwin’s United side were hammered 4-0 by Hearts at Tynecastle. WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? Celtic Confidential is the stunning book that brings the exclusive inside stories behind the headlines. Who was the tycoon who would have ruined Celtic? What really happened the night Kenny Dalglish quit the club? The real story behind Mo Johnston’s sensational move to Ibrox. All is revealed in Alex Gordon’s sixteenth Celtic book which is available NOW. Order a copy and get £5 OFF the cover price of £25. Just click SHOP HERE and your book will be on its way. Enjoy the revelations!