Celtic have been rocked by the news that Alistair Johnston faces THREE months out. ‌

And Brendan Rodgers is also sweating over the fitness of Adam Idah and Auston Trusty. ‌

Johnston, 26, pulled up with a hamstring issue in Wednesday's Champions League stalemate with Kairat Almaty. ‌

The defender looked in real discomfort as he was stretchered off. And in a bitter blow ahead of Tuesday's £40million shootout in Kazakhstan, Rodgers revealed Johnston will be sidelined until at least November.

He said: "Yeah, not great. He'll probably be about 12 weeks. He obviously had his scan yesterday. It's disappointing for him because he's he's come back and started well. But that's that's where we're at.

"I think when you lose any player, especially of that calibre, then of course it is

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