SQUAD IS NOT CL CLASS YET

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board to get the job done.

Rodgers was tight-lipped on Vardy and said: “I would not speak about any individual player.

“Of course I’ve worked really well with Jamie. He was brilliant for me in my time at Leicester. But no, there's been so many names floated about. But I wouldn't disclose anyone.”

Rodgers’s focus is on Kairat but he admits Celtic would need to tool up for the group stage.

He said: “Firstly, we want to qualify, of course. And if it's with this group of players I'm confident that we can do that.

“Going forward it’s clear we would have to improve the squad.”

Rodgers is refusing to throw the toys out of the pram after a stuttering summer in the transfer window and he has urged his squad to shut out the outside noise around the tie. He said: “I'm experienced. I've been here long enough, and I understand where we're at.

“So I'm not going to get too frustrated about it because I can't really control a lot of it.