Celtic captain Callum McGregor will not make his comeback at Livingston but has a 'very good chance' of facing Rangers the following weekend, says manager Brendan Rodgers.
Celtic captain Callum McGregor will not make his return at Livingston on Sunday but has a "very good chance" of facing Rangers the following weekend, says manager Brendan Rodgers."Callum has been out on the field, but we are not risking him in this game," said Rodgers before the trip to West Lothian.When asked if the Scotland international had a chance of being fit to face Rangers at Ibrox seven days later, Rodgers said: "Yes, a very good chance.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is expected to play after being left out of the United States squad amid ongoing hamstring issues but wingers Yang Hyun-jun and Luis Palma are fitness doubts. Livingston's artificial pitch comes in for regular criticism and Rodgers said the surface was a factor in keeping McGregor out.
"There's no doubt it comes into your thinking, especially on the back of an international break when players have been travelling.
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