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title: "Celtic: Chris Sutton wants Giorgios Giakoumakis to start vs Rangers"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2022-05-01T06:10:00Z"
modified: "2022-05-01T06:10:00Z"
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# Celtic: Chris Sutton wants Giorgios Giakoumakis to start vs Rangers

**Former [Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/) striker Chris Sutton believes Giorgios Giakoumakis ‘must start’ the Hoops’ vital [Scottish Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) clash with Rangers this weekend.**

### The Lowdown: Impressive season for **Giakoumakis**

The Greek has enjoyed a good first season at Parkhead, providing firepower in the final third and helping his side sit top of the table with four games left to play.

Giakoumakis has [scored nine league goals in just ten starts](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/347809/Show/Giorgos-Giakoumakis), highlighting his pedigree, and he has also likely endeared himself to the Parkhead faithful when he [riled](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10536905/Giorgos-Giakoumakis-bold-claim-Celtic-win-league-not-smartest-thing-do.html) former Rangers player Brian Laudrup by claiming Celtic would win the title.

The Hoops entertain their biggest rivals on Sunday afternoon, looking to either retain their six-point lead or even extend it to nine.

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### The Latest: Sutton makes team news plea

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/chris_sutton73/status/1520277655689605120?s=20&t=u4kr9qMDgcZH-442_HVo0Q) on Saturday, Sutton urged Ange Postecoglou to start Giakoumakis for the game:

> “I think Giorgios Giakoumakis must start against Rangers on Sunday.”

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### The Verdict: Makes perfect sense

Admittedly, Postecoglou has some selection headaches ahead of Sunday’s match – Sutton also [mentions](https://twitter.com/chris_sutton73/status/1520277655689605120?s=20&t=u4kr9qMDgcZH-442_HVo0Q) that it would be hard to leave out Kyogo Furuhashi – so at least one good player is likely to miss out on a place in the starting lineup.

That being said, Giakoumakis should definitely begin proceedings at Parkhead, with his aforementioned goalscoring record proof that he could be a difference-maker in a tight contest, while he also offers a proper focal point at the top of the pitch.

The 27-year-old now has a couple of cameos in his legs after returning from injury, meaning he should be primed to play a starring role on arguably the biggest day of the season.

***In other news, a fresh Celtic transfer update has emerged. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-football-insider-transfer-nikita-haikin-news/).***