TALKING CELTIC

There’s a lot of travel for him. To Australia and then back out again to Russia to play in the tournament. I’m not sure he’ll play in all five games.

“The season is coming to a close really and he’s missed out on a number of months, so we’ll just see where he is at.”

Meanwhile, Rodgers believes that he has got the best out of his squad this season by look- ing to explore the avenues in which players excel in, rather than focusing on what they cannot do.

There have been a number of players i n the Parkhead dressing room who have produced on a consistent basis over the course of the campaign with the likes of Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong, Moussa Dembele, Scott Sinclair and Kieran Tierney catching the eye.

RODGERS said: “I tend to lead in a different way. My way of leadership is a shift from areas of weakness to focus on the strengths.

“I am pretty sure Lionel Messi is not out working for an hour on his headers every day because he is not great in the air. He will work on things that he is good at. “What are people good at? Can you make that better and give them confidence.

“Lots of people will tell you what someone can’t do, but what can they do which is really good and can you then fit the rest around that?”

Tierney is expected to be named Young Player of the