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but there was not a siege laid on Kilmarnock’s goal the way that was the hallmark of Rodgers’ teams in previous years.
Jack Hendry had been a late call-up to the starting XI following the flare-up of an old Achilles injury to Filip Benkovic in the warm-up.
That added to the sense of changes as Rodgers shuffled things in the aftermath of Thursday night’s win over Rosenborg, but there was no increased sense of energy or impetus within the Parkhead side.
There was a debut for former Kilmarnock midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu, but he looked off the pace, inevitable perhaps given his months without a club this summer.
Kilmarnock’s leveller in the second period came as Celtic dithered on the ball, with Chris Burke lashing an effort into the bottom righthand corner from the edge of the box.
Described as “scrappy” by Rodgers, there were few other genuine chances for either team.
Celtic made the changes in the second period as they looked to try and seal all three points with Odsonne Edouard introduced while Lewis Morgan and Callum McGregor were also brought off the bench.
The sting in the tale, though, came from Kilmarnock. With the game in the third minute of stoppage time, Burke’s corner fell in between Celtic’s two central defenders for Stuart Findlay to head home the winner.
Between now and Wednesday’s trip to Perth, Celtic need to rediscover something of their mojo.