Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic has been out injured for two months with a knee problem.
Rogic has been out for two months with a knee injury, but has returned to training recently and looked sharp.
And Rodgers has suggested that that the Australian international could now return to Celtic’s first-team sooner rather than later.
“Tom looks great in training and it’s just getting him some game time,” Rodgers said.
Celtic’s next match comes against Zenit St. Petersburg in the Europa League, and if Rogic is brought into the Bhoys first-team he will be thrown right back in at the deep end.
Zenit will pose a tough challenge for the Bhoys, who are determined to progress as far as they can in the Europa League this term.
Celtic managed to finish third in their Champions League group, to ensure they were playing European football in 2018.
And Rodgers insists that Celtic will be doing everything in their power to go as far as they can in the competition.
“We have a lot of players missing with injuries, but it’s two really exciting games for us and the first leg here on Thursday should be a fantastic game,” Rodgers said.
“We’ll get ready for that over the next few days and look forward to it.
“This was the aim right from the start of this season, the next step for this group.
“We’ve qualified for this phase and now we want to maximise where we can go in this competition.”
Celtic head into their match against Zenit on the back of a victory, having beaten Partick Thistle 3-2 in their last match.
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