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Celtic sign Liverpool defender Nat Phillips on loan until January to ease defensive injury crisis

Celtic have moved to ease their injury crisis in defence by signing Nat Phillips on loan from Liverpool until January.

The 26-year-old, who has made 29 appearances for the Reds' first team since coming through their academy, will replenish Brendan Rodgers' centre-back options at a time when Cameron Carter-Vickers, Maik Nawrocki, Stephen Welsh and Yuki Kobayashi are all expected to be sidelined for at least the next two months.

Phillips will compete with Gustaf Lagerbielke and Liam Scales, who both started last weekend's 0-0 draw at home to St Johnstone in the cinch Premiership.