Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers says that it's a shame that club fans won't be present at the Champions League qualifier Northern Ireland champions Linfield.

Both sides are set to play at Linfield on Friday, but the Hoops haven't taken their fans due to fears of trouble between both sets of supporters.

Speaking at his team's hotel in Belfast, Rodgers said: "The disappointment is that the supporters aren't there because wherever Celtic travel worldwide they are renowned for having great support.

"Celtic is a club that lots of teams want to have as their testimonial game. Why? Because supporters travel in great numbers and how they behave when they go to those grounds.

"The only sadness for me, wherever I have been and travelled in this last year, the games have been great but the supporters have been brilliant.