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title: "Celtic: Frank McAvennie claims John Kennedy will axe Mohamed Elyounoussi"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2021-04-10T10:32:09Z"
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# Celtic: Frank McAvennie claims John Kennedy will axe Mohamed Elyounoussi

**Frank McAvennie has claimed that Celtic will axe Mohamed Elyounoussi in their Scottish Premiership game at home to Livingston, a decision he thinks is the wrong one.**

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mcavennie-claims-kennedy-will-axe-wrong-celtic-player-against-livingston/), the former Hoops striker thinks that the man on loan from Southampton will make way for James Forrest, but insists that it should be Ryan Christie to be dropped instead:

*“You look at him \[Forrest\] and you think ‘people were having a go at him last year’.*

*“He keeps the width and that’s so important to the way Celtic play, Ryan Christie always comes in and Mohamed Elyounoussi on the other side, he cuts in.*

*“You need to have that width and it’s just a shame that we’ve missed him all season, he’s such a good player.*

*“Good luck to him, I hope he stays fit. We’re going to need him at Ibrox, that’s for sure.*

*“Because Elyounoussi is on loan he’ll be the one to miss out against Livingston but it should be Ryan, he’s not played well.*

*“Callum McGregor could do with a rest but it doesn’t matter who you leave out of that midfield, you’ve got to start Forrest.”*

### Celtic should start Elyounoussi

It would be a mistake from John Kennedy to drop Elyounoussi for the match against Livingston, even if Rangers have already won the SPFL title.

The Norway international is the Celts’ second-top scorer in the league at Parkhead with eight goals, and also ranks highly among his teammates in terms of shots per game (2.1) ([Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/103/Show/Scotland-Celtic)).

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The fact that he has an added eye for goal from midfield eases the pressure off of Odsonne Edouard, and is a useful asset to have to try and break down what could turn out to be a very stern Livingston team.

Tom English, who is the Chief sports writer for BBC Scotland, claimed that the 26-year-old is a [‘dangerous’](https://thisisfutbol.com/2020/08/blogs/scottish-premier-league/celtic-tom-english-praises-mohamed-elyounoussi/) player back in November, and he is certainly a weapon that the Bhoys must use to their disposal to break down Livingston.

[***In other news, find out who Celtic may be offered in a swap deal for Edouard here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-milan-could-offer-laxalt-in-edouard-deal/)