Celtic’s reserve side were emphatic winners on Monday, but Daniel Arzani was nowhere to be seen
Perhaps the most interesting development from Celtic’s reserve side’s 4-0 win over Queen of the South was not the result itself, but the absence of Hoops summer signing Daniel Arzani.
Arzani moved to Parkhead on a two-year loan deal, but is yet to feature for Brendan Rodgers’ side since arriving from Manchester City. He has however, been a regular fixture in the reserves.
So after recently training with the Bhoys first-team, it is intriguing that he was missing from the reserve side that won on Monday. There may be another reason, but perhaps there is a good chance that Rodgers is finally ready to hand him an opportunity in the senior side.
Celtic travel to Dundee at the weekend looking to close the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership. It is a game that the Hoops will be overwhelming favourites for given that Dundee have lost all five of their home fixtures this season.
On paper therefore, it appears to be the perfect time for Rodgers to hand Arzani a chance given how long it will now be before they have to negotiate a fixture that is not a league game, European tie or cup final.
Rodgers’ stance on Arzani’s situation has been fairly understandable given that he arrived at Celtic right at the end of the window and before the ink on his Manchester City contract had actually dried.
And if this weekend proves to be the time that Rodgers decides to hand the Australian his senior debut and he grasps the chance with both hands, then Rodgers’ plan with the summer signing will quickly look like a masterstroke.
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