Former Rangers and Scotland striker Kris Boyd has offered advice to Celtic's new striker Kasper Hogh, who has shown a lack of confidence following a slow start to the season. Boyd says Hogh should "not be afraid to miss", and the Scottish Sun reports the comments.
At Ibrox, former Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam urges manager Derek Mc Innes to make greater use of his squad. "You're not going to win league titles with 15 or 16 players," Adam says, according to the Scottish Sun.
Elsewhere in Scotland, Aberdeen midfielder Brad Lyons remains confident his side will recover from an erratic start. Lyons says players "just need to go back to basics, believe in ourselves, come together as a collective and go out there and prove people wrong," per the Daily Record. Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has praised defender Bert Esselink, calling him "an example to whole squad" for his hard work and impressive form after some shaky moments last season.
In Europe, Benfica head coach Marco Silva has hinted at significant squad rotations for Thursday's Europa League meeting with Celtic in Lisbon. Meanwhile, Daniel Klein has revealed that goalkeeper Marius Muller and his hairdresser, who is dating Klein's fellow goalkeeper's sister, both helped him seal his move to Aberdeen.
Source: BBC Sport Football · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing