Striker Timo Werner has sent Celtic a warning message ahead of their Champions League clash on Wednesday with a fantastic showing for RB Leipzig.
The Bundesliga side are the Hoops' third challenge in Europe's elite competition next midweek and it's been a turbulent start to the season which has resulted in Marco Rose taking charge. Their big summer signing from Chelsea has netted twice in their warm-up match ahead of hosting Ange Postecoglou's side, scoring twice in a sizzling 4-0 win over Bochum.
Christopher Nkunku also grabbed a brace as Leipzig return to form after four losses in their last five. They are hunting their first points in Group F against Postecoglou's side after losing to Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid in previous meetings. Rose had sent a warning to Werner and fellow forward Andre Silva pre-game, insisting that they need to start proving their credentials and get scoring. Celtic are waiting to see if influential defender Cameron Carter-Vickers will be fit for the game.
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Rose said: "They both need to reward themselves sometimes and shoot. It is incredibly important for them to score more goals.
"They have both been guilty of passing to teammates in front of goal, instead of shooting, especially Timo. In training, they have been excellent.
"I want to see this on the pitch in the coming weeks because we have an unbelievable amount of games coming up."
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