Rodgers gives injury update
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Brendan Rodgers will keep an anxious eye on the treatment room over the next couple of days.
Moussa Dembele, Patrick Roberts and Nir Bitton are all undergoing treatment with various timescales for their return to action.
Nine fixtures in December will test the hoops squad to the maximum as they look to book a place in the Europa League and maintain their domestic dominance.
???? BR on injuries: “@MDembele_10 was back outside today so we’ll see over the next 48 hours. I expect @patrick7roberts to be out, awaiting results. Nir Bitton has been running the last few days so we’ll see with him.”
More from the manager later.
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) November 30, 2017
Saturday’s visit from Motherwell is likely to bring a number of changes to the starting XI with the visit of Anderlecht just three days away.
The return of Jozo Simunovic to action has eased the pressure in central defence with Erik Sviatchenko an unused substitute in the last two matches.
With Patrick Roberts expected to be out of action until January Jonny Hayes is likely to see some game time while the home matches against Hamilton and Partick Thistle will be used to bring in some of the players from the Development League squad.