Brendan Rodgers insists both Celtic Park and his players are ready for the Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Morton on Saturday as the Championship club expressed safety concerns about the tie.

As snow and ice gripped the country, the Ladbrokes Premiership leaders' home game against Dundee on Wednesday night was called off, 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 a 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."

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."

Team news

Celtic's Mikael Lustig is available for Saturday's William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Morton at Parkhead.

The Hoops defender was sent off in last Sunday's 2-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win at Aberdeen after picking up two yellow cards but his one-match ban is competition-specific and he will miss the next league game against Rangers.

January signing Marvin Compper could be involved for the first time after overcoming a calf injury and on-loan winger Patrick Roberts has recovered from a long-term hamstring problem, but Nir Bitton (knee), Dedryck Boyata (groin), Craig Gordon (knee), Leigh Griffiths (calf), Jonny Hayes (broken leg) and Stuart Armstrong (hernia) are still out.

Morton boss Jim Duffy confirmed on Friday that Canadian international Luca Gasparotto (rib) remains out of contention for the trip to Glasgow.

Duffy added that Jack Iredale - who hasn't featured since the 1-1 draw with Queen of the South on 17 February - is 'desperate' to be involved and will be subject to a fitness test on Saturday morning.

Veteran striker John Baird (cup-tied) is the only remaining absentee, having featured for parent club Inverness CT earlier in the campaign.

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Celtic have won the Scottish Cup a record 37 times but they last won back-to-back competitions in 2004 and 2005 under Martin O'Neill.

Morton were the last lower-division Scottish club to win at Celtic in either cup competition when they won 1-0 (AET) in the League Cup third round in September 2013.

In fact, since Morton's win at Celtic Park in September 2013, only four Scottish clubs have won at Celtic: Aberdeen, Hamilton, St Johnstone and Motherwell.

Celtic are unbeaten in the last 51 Scottish domestic home games (W42 D9) since a 2-1 SP defeat v Motherwell, Dec 2015.

Morton are unbeaten in their last 10 away games in all competitions. Their last away defeat was 2-1 in the Championship at Dundee United, on September 23.

Morton have only conceded 24 goals in the Championship this season - only Celtic (18) have conceded fewer goals in Scottish league football this season.

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