Celtic's Lack Of Deals 'not My Decision' - Rodgers

Manager Brendan Rodgers insists nan nonaccomplishment to fortify Celtic's squad for their Champions League play disconnected pinch Kairat was "not my decision" and concedes that he has to "accept wherever it's at".

The Scottish champions - dense favourites to advancement - were listless successful being held to a goalless tie by their Kazakhstan counterparts.

Now must recreation much than 3,500 miles for adjacent Tuesday's 2nd limb conscionable short of nan Chinese border, knowing that they request a acold amended showing if they are to return to nan apical array of continental title this season.

Celtic person recruited 7 players this summer, paying fees for Benjamin Nygren, Hayato Inamura, Shin Yamada and Callum Osmand, pinch Kieran Tierney and Ross Doohan arriving connected frees and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey connected loan.

Only Nygren and Tierney started connected Wednesday, while nan likes of Nicolas Kuhn and Kyogo Furuhashi who starred successful nan Champions League past word person been sold and not replaced, while Jota is retired injured agelong term.

"We request to amended nan squad," Rodgers said. "There's been clarity astir that for a agelong time. Supporters spot that. Hopefully betwixt now and nan extremity of nan season, nan nine will get that and that will support us.

"It's not my determination successful nan end. I tin hole nan players that are here. We are each clear connected wherever we request to improve, and for immoderate logic we haven't been capable to do that.

"We're successful this position, we person to judge that and not dwell connected it, and effort and travel done it.

"There's only truthful galore ways that I tin dress up that we don't person nan players here.

"It was beautiful clear. You don't request to look into nan early excessively far. You cognize these games are reliable and you want to person players successful arsenic speedy arsenic you tin to tackle these situations. It is what it is. I person to judge wherever it's at."