Manchester City-owned Patrick Roberts could be out for six weeks, suggests Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.
Roberts suffered a hamstring injury during Celtic’s 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership last weekend.
The Manchester City-owned winger missed the Hoops’ Champions League match against Bayern Munich at home on Tuesday evening.
Celtic manager Rodgers has admitted that Roberts, who returned to the Hoops on a season-long loan deal from Premier League club Manchester City in the summer transfer window, could be out of action for up to six weeks.
“There is no exact time frame on Patrick’s injury, but it’s usually four to six weeks,” Rodgers told The Scottish Sun. “We will see how he recovers.”
Roberts is one of the best players in the current Celtic team and has been playing well before his injury.
While the Celtic Park faithful will concerned, the performance of James Forrest against Bayern shown that the 26-year-old winger can step up in the absence of the City-owned youngster.
The Glasgow giants should be able to win or at least draw the Scottish Premiership games that Roberts will miss, but would they be able to pick up maximum points from their remaining two Champions League fixtures?
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