Rodgers not concerned ahead of Scottish Cup tie
Bad weather conditions during the week had put the game in doubt
Last updated 2nd Mar 2018
Brendan Rodgers believes both Celtic Park and his players will be ready for their Scottish Cup quarter-final game against Morton on Saturday after Championship club expressed safety concerns about the tie.
There has been a whiteout across all SPFL games this weekend due to weather conditions, as well as the Premiership leaders' home game against Dundee on Wednesday night being postponed, with the fixture now taking place on April 4.
The Hoops players were given individual training programmes for Thursday before they met up and trained on the snow-free Parkhead pitch on Friday.
While Morton chief executive Warren Hawke implored the Scottish Football Association to make spectator safety of paramount importance when making their decision on whether to give the game the green light, Rodgers insists his players are prepared and Celtic Park and its environs are "safe and secure''.
The Northern Irishman said: "With the game called off on Wednesday, it was virtually impossible for us to train yesterday.
"But today we trained well and we are ready for the game.
"The pitch is fine, it is playable for the game and there has been lot of work gone on around the stadium to make it safe and secure for the supporters tomorrow.
"We have played a lot of games so we have had a bit of a breather for a few days and it won't do us any harm.
"We gave the guys a programme to do on Thursday and we trained today.
"We have only really missed out on one day's preparation.
"As I say we have played so many games, we are not going to lose football fitness that's for sure. The boys will be ready.
"The pitch is playable and the ground staff have done a great amount of work here to make sure the game will go ahead.''
Rodgers made the journey to Cappielow on Tuesday night to see Jim Duffy's side lose 1-0 to Livingston in a Ladbrokes Championship fixture.
The former Swansea and Liverpool boss said: "Certainly what they have is a very experienced coach in Jim Duffy, who sets them up very well.
"He has done a brilliant job in the last few years.
"We will look from the first whistle to impose our style and aggression on the game.
"But it will be a very difficult game for us.''
Celtic remain on track for back-to-back domestic trebles but Rodgers, in time-honoured fashion, is reluctant to look much further than Saturday.
He said: "It is the old cliche. We have always looked to the next game and Morton will provide a big test for us.
"But we are getting to the end of the season, which we relish, the games that really matter.
"There are 10 games to go in the league and we are really excited about that.
"We have coped with that pressure really well and we will look forward to every game now.'