Brendan Rodgers has confirmed Celtic will be without Cameron Carter-Vickers and Maik Nawrocki for around two months.
It means the injured duo - along with Stephen Welsh - will miss the match against St Johnston on Saturday and the trip to faceCarter-Vickers was forced off in the win over Aberdeen with Nawrocki picking up a knock in the Viaplay Cup loss to Kilmarnock.
It leaves Brendan Rodgers with just new signing Gustfa Lagerbielke and Liam Scales as the recognised first-team centre-backs in the squad.
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