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The National (Scotland)
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Ewan Paton

Major Alistair Johnston Celtic injury update provided

Brendan Rodgers has issued an injury update on Celtic defender Alistair Johnston.

The defender has been absent in recent weeks since the club's Premier Sports Cup triumph over Rangers.

The right-back had to go off in that game and hasn't been back in action since, with a 0-0 draw at Tannadice on Sunday followed up by a 4-0 victory at home to Motherwell today.

However, Rodgers insists that, while the Canadian won't be rushed back, he should be okay to make the trip to Ibrox next Thursday, with a return against bottom of the table St Johnstone a possibility this Sunday.

"He should be okay for the weekend," Rodgers said post-match. "We were hoping it was going to be today.

"But he's been out running, he's been out working, doing some really good work. So rather than force it, Tony's done great for us and comes into the game and does really well.

"We don't need to force it."

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