Celtic injury tracker for Rangers with Hatate and Abada returns ON as Carter-Vickers gets honest Brendan Rodgers verdict

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Brendan Rodgers has revealed Liel Abada has firmly joined Reo Hatate in contention to make Saturday’s Old Firm crunch match.

And the Celtic boss has also admitted he’s hopeful of having Cameron Carter-Vickers fit for the showdown against Rangers. The champions opened a five-point lead at the top of the table as Paulo Bernardo’s second-half opener and two late strikes from sub Mikey Johnston secured a 3-0 win at Dundee.Afterwards, boss Rodgers confirmed Abada, who has been out for almost four months after suffering a quad injury, has returned to work with the group and is closing in on a return along with Hatate who has been absent since the end of October.

Asked about Saturday, Rodgers said: “They could be around it. It’s one [another] thing being ready to start, of course.“Liel looked really good on the field when he trained. [with the group last night].

We kept him at home to do another session to build him up. We’ve missed his running, his goals. He’ll be brilliant for us for the second part of the season.“Reo is at a good level, but not a level to start.