It appears high time for outside the box thinking as Brendan Rodgers face a second wave of injury woe. The Celtic boss had no defenders in the early weeks of the season and now his issue is missing attacking talent.
Daizen Maeda has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a knee injury he sustained in his red-card challenge against Atletico Madrid.
Reo Hatate (hamstring) and Liel Abada (thigh) remain out and that removes a trio of starters from proceedings. Meanwhile, Aberdeen remain without Shayden Morris and James McGarry because of hamstring injuries.
Jack MacKenzie is free to play despite his red card in the Viaplay Cup semi-finals. So how Celtic go about their business? Perhaps, a 3-5-2 could prove the solution as a form of attack not defence.
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