The Scottish Cup returns this weekend and for Celtic it's a chance to take another step to a famous domestic treble in Brendan Rodgers' first season as manager.

With the League Cup already won and a 27-point lead in the Scottish Premiership leaving the Bhoys just a few wins away from the title, the primary focus in the last part of the season is on the oldest trophy in football.

To win it they must beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle who have, in recent history, been a formidable foe for Celtic in the competition.

The Highlanders famously shocked the Hoops 3-1 at Celtic Park in 2000 in a match that ensured the dismissal of John Barnes but they also picked up notable cup upsets in 2003 and 2015 against the Glasgow side, latterly going on to win the entire tournament.

It means Saturday's match has an intriguing edge to it and the Bhoys must stay sharp to ensure victory. To that end, rotating in some players from Sunday's win in Perth wouldn't go amiss.

Here are THREE players that deserve to start on Saturday...

Callum McGregor

Callum McGregor came off the substitutes' bench on Sunday with the game poised at 2-2 and just 18 minutes remaining. He was a key part of the eventual 5-2 victory, providing boundless energy and dragging the team forward as they racked up the goals against St Johnstone.

It was his sumptuous flick that provided the assist for Moussa Dembele to net his second hat-trick of the season after a most wonderful team move involving a rabona from Mikael Lustig of all people.

While he came on for Liam Henderson at the weekend, he deserves to start vs. Inverness but should do so in the place of Nir Bitton. Henderson, Brown and McGregor would be a high-intensity trio in that Celtic midfield that could really trouble the Caley team early doors and have the Hoops rushing to a lead.

The chances of an upset or a tricky replay up in Inverness increase as the game progresses so the Hoops will be hoping to start strongly and ensure it's just another routine day at Celtic Park.

Jozo Simunovic

Brendan Rodgers went for the pairing of Erik Sviatchenko and Dedryck Boyata in central defence on Sunday, preferring to bench Simunovic for the trip to St. Johnstone's heavy McDiarmid Park pitch.

But, the Croatian deserves to come straight back into the team for the visit of Inverness. He's arguably been Celtic's most consistent central defender this season.

An avoidable Boyata own goal will have done little to help his cause, although the Belgian has looked much improved in recent weeks. It's tough at the top and even though it was a mistake that didn't prove to be costly, a fresh look at the Simunovic/Sviatchenko partnership would likely to go down very well with the home supporters.

Cristian Gamboa

You can't deny that Mikael Lustig put in a terrific shift against St Johnstone but Cristian Gamboa has been in fine form at Celtic Park recently.

He was particularly impressive last Sunday at home to Hearts, and was one of the Hoops' top performers, showing signs he could have a fine Celtic career despite a fairly slow start so far.

With tough tackling and attacking prowess, he's the best option against what is expected to be a deep and defensive Inverness team coming to Celtic Park.

He offers a slight edge over Lustig in wide attacking areas, often bursting in behind a defensive line in an effort to break teams down.

Whether he gets the nod remains to be seen, Lustig is on a high after his cheeky rabona that helped Celtic to their fifth goal. It's a fine headache for Brendan Rodgers to have.