LIVE: Live score and goal updates from St Johnstone vs. Celtic, a Scottish Premiership match in Perth

Celtic must avoid looking towards Borussia Dortmund too soon

or else they run the risk of St Johnstone pulling a domestic sucker blow.

In an attempt to build on their unbeaten start to the season,

Brendan Rodgers leads his team on the brief trip north.

Following Craig Levein’s dismissal,

McDiarmid Park men are still without a permanent manager as Andy Kirk steps in to take over.

Instead of taking on his former Celtics captain Scott Brown,

Aaron Rodgers chose to stay at Ayr United and pursue his career as a top level manager.

Tuesday, the Parkhead team travels to Germany to play Borussia Dortmund,

but Rodgers understands the significance of winning three points in Perth before departing.

Saints are in third place at the bottom of the table; merely winning would be a plus.

While we bring you every kick in our LIVE blog, discover if they can overcome the odds.

Following productive discussions with Larne manager

Tiernan Lynch and Aberdeen first-team coach Peter Leven,

St Johnstone anticipates announcing their new manager over the weekend.

Without a manager, St Johnstone has not triumphed in a home game

since last December going into this evening’s match.

That came on December 16 in a 1-0 victory against Hibernian,

and the Perth team just avoided sliding into the relegation play-off

with just four more victories in the remaining games of the season.

Although there were reports from across the sea that Lynch had already had conversations,

they didn’t take place until Friday afternoon, before their match against Cliftonville.

Additionally, it had been implied that Seamus, Lynch’s brother and assistant,

wouldn’t be ready to relocate to Scotland, but that is also untrue.

St Johnstone will have to pay six figures if they choose Leven or Lynch.

Adam Webb, the American owner, is receiving treatment for cancer, and this is his first appointment.

Lynch has guided Larne into the Europa Conference League group stages

for the first time and led them to back-to-back Irish titles.

Scott Brown, the manager of Ayr United, was also in talks with Saints,

but he withdrew his statement indicating that they would speak with every contender on their shortlist.

Jimmy Thelin is in favor of Leven staying at Aberdeen,

but he won’t stop him if the St Johnstone position is extended to him.

Thelin verified