3 Celtic headaches 'staring them in the face' after Motherwell misfire that has left Premiership leaders 'vulnerable'

Brendan Rodgers better hope his declaration on transfers comes true as Celtic have an issue 'staring them in the face'.

That's the view of BBC pundit Michael Stewart who reckons the Scottish Premiership leaders' misfire against Motherwell lays bare the glaring gaps in recruitment the club must sort out. Celtic turned to fringe men David Turnbull and Mikey Johnston to finally break the deadlock at Parkhead when the latter was tugged down and the former made no mistake from twelve yards after fan favourite Luis Palma faltered in front of Liam Kelly. Rodgers went for the two up top approach in the second half but only managed a point.

And Stewart reckons the Irishman, who came out swinging in this week's AGM to declare he would have the final say on transfers, must look to make good on that promise. He reckons Oh is not the understudy for Kyogo that he should be, and that missing key players such as Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Alistair Johnston is clearly showing.

He told BBC Sportsound: "Celtic are missing some key players. Yes there not as rampant and formidable as last season over the course. So far they look a bit more vulnerable. If you look at the team, they're missing a few big players. They need to recruit.

"A lot has been made at the AGM of Brendan Rodgers coming out of saying he'll have the final say. A lot was made in the summer about the projects that were signed, and you can see that. The team without the likes of Jota, obviously he has left, but Hatate not in the team, Johnston and Maeda not there, you take them out the team and it is not as strong. They don't have the strength in depth they had previously.

"Those fine margins make the difference. They should have won, but they didn't. When you look at the