Brendan Rodgers says Celtic are underdogs against Zenit St Petersburg in Europa LeagueCeltic will be underdogs when they take on Zenit St Petersburg, according to Brendan Rodgers Celtic will be underdogs when they take on Zenit St Petersburg, according to Brendan RodgersCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers admits they will be underdogs when they face Zenit St Petersburg in the Europa League on Thursday. The opening leg of the last-32 tie takes place at Celtic Park, where Rodgers will test himself against former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, who is now in charge at Russian side Zenit. Celtic came third in Champions League Group B this season - behind Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich - to secure a place in the knockout stages of the Europa League. Rodgers has praised the work Roberto Mancini did at Manchester City"Manchester City were virtually at the beginning of their journey there. "That paved the way for Manchester City to be able to sign other top players and they have obviously gone on and won it since.

Source: Sky sports February 14, 2018 15:45 UTC