The alternative Celtic XI that could solve winger crisis for Ross County clash as Rodgers forced to get creative

For once it's the type of selection headache Brendan Rodgersdoesn't want as he takes his team to Dingwall for Saturday's lunchtime Premiership clash in the Highlands.

The Celtic boss is normally spoiled for choice in any given position but a serious lack of wingers means he'll have to get creative with his forward line. They've been linked with £7m-rated Norwegian winger Sondre Orjasaeter but in the meantime will have to make do with what they have - and that could lead to a surprise or two in the starting XI.

Speaking on his wingers, Rodgers said: “James (Forrest) certainly won't be available. The two boys (Maeda and Kuhn) could be ready for Tuesday. Daizen has obviously played a lot of football and just felt something that he didn't want to aggravate. He's gone for a scan so it's not too serious but it just rules him out of this game. Likewise with Nicolas, he felt something just in the warm-up the other night. He had the scan and it was nothing too serious. We’ll get them treatment and then we'll assess them for Tuesday's game.”

Luis Palma is also expected to be out due to personal reasons, so with none of those four in play, only Yang is available of the senior wingers in Rodgers' squad. So that leaves the boss with two choices: either take a punt on a largely untested youngster, or play someone out of position.

If it's the latter path he chooses then the two glaring contenders pose very different options. Alex Valle can be an attacking force on the ball and likely wouldn't shy away from the challenge. But you sense Rodgers may want a more natural attacker, and he has one available in Kyogo, even if he isn't a tailored fit to one of the wing positions.

While Kyogo doesn't have the direct running power of Maeda or