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Robbie Hanratty

Brendan Rodgers suggests two key men could miss Celtic’s trip to Ross County

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has provided an update on his squad ahead of their trip to Dingwall this weekend.

The Scottish Premiership leaders face Ross County on Saturday, with the opportunity to go a whopping 18 points clear at the league summit by the time Rangers play. 

Nicolas Kuhn has so often been Celtic's main danger man this season, but he had to drop out the squad completely after hurting his thigh during the warm-up as the Hoops hosted Dundee United on Wednesday. 

And it appears the German winger isn't ready to make a return.

"Him and Daizen [Maeda] are doubts for the game," Rodgers confirmed. "So, we will just have to find out where they are at. But both of those are doubtful. 

"They are not longer term and they should hopefully be available for Tuesday [vs Dundee] if they miss out tomorrow.

"Luis Palma has had a bereavement overnight, so he won't travel with the squad. 

"James Forrest is still out, but apart from that we are all good."

Elaborating further on two of his most trusted wide-men, Rodgers added: “Daizen has obviously played a lot of football and just felt something that he didn't want to aggravate. He's gone for a scan so it's not too serious but it just rules him out of this game.

“Likewise with Nicolas, he felt something just in the warm-up the other night. He had the scan and it was nothing too serious. We’ll get them treatment and then we'll assess them for Tuesday's game.”

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