Brendan Rodgers told Celtic miss Jota factor but 'frightening' impact can be remedied with transfer market cures

Charlie Mulgrew reckons it's not a Celtic transfer overhaul Brendan Rodgers needs but just a handful of effective signings.

And the former Hoops man is not hitting the panic button after Sunday's shock Viaplay Cup exit to Kilmarnock, with Rodgers' hopes of another Treble in Glasgow dashed at the first hurdle. The Irishman himself alluded to the need for more 'quality' within his Parkhead ranks after falling in Ayrshire, with six new recruits already brought in this summer since his return. Two of which, Maik Nawrocki and Gustaf Lagerbielke, were the unlikely defensive pairing at the back at Rugby Park.

But Mulgrew reckons there is a point to be raised about how some of the signings made under previous boss Ange Postecoglou were done to fit the Aussie's rigid system. The former Dundee United star believes it is time for Rodgers to be backed to do the same, but swerved the idea of an overhaul needed. He insists two or three new faces in the squad would do the trick, but that the champions do miss the exciting play of a star like Jota.

He told Clyde 1 SSB: "Brendan Rodgers will know he needs players in that are going to suit, he needs two or three more signings and that can make all the difference. You speak about the players that didn't play yesterday, Jota, we played against him last year and the game was tight but he was the one to make something happen. He would get the crowd going, change the game and make it happen, the difference he made in the games was frightening.

"Two or three more signings can make all the difference. Yesterday was the perfect storm, Kilmarnock had nothing to lose and were high on confidence after a few good results. New signings, all fitting in to the system and Celtic were a bit depleted."

Whe