Celtic hitman Leigh Griffiths is available for selection this weekend.
Brendan Rodgers has told BBC Sport that fit-again striker Leigh Griffiths is available for selection on Saturday in what he called a “massive” boost for Celtic.
Ross County visit Parkhead as Rodgers’s side aim to move one step closer to a seventh straight Premiership title by picking up a probable three points.
The 27-year-old hasn’t played for Celtic in two months due to a calf injury, but the Hoops boss says that it’s a “massive” boost to have his red-hot hitman back for the end of the season.
He told BBC Sport: “He has been training really well now for the last couple of weeks, so he is available for selection.
“We have taken our time with it; he has been outside of here as well to get some specialist treatment. Importantly he feels good with it and he has looked very good in training.
“He is a very important player for us and to have him back available between now and the end of the season is massive for us.”
Rodgers is right – it’s a brilliant bit of news for Celtic.
They might effectively have the Premiership title wrapped up, but winning the Scottish Cup could be difficult.
Celtic and Old Firm rivals Rangers square off at Hampden next month and victory over the Gers would see Rodgers’s side move within 90 minutes of achieving a second successive domestic treble.
The Bhoys, who have already won the League Cup, rode their luck at times in the 3-2 win at Ibrox earlier this month and it should be another tight game, but Griffiths has the talent to decide such fixtures and his return is a major positive.
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