Brendan Rodgers is set to give youth a chance of the festive period as their busy December continues.

As quoted by the Aberdeen Evening Express on Monday, the Northern Irishman said: "My job fundamentally coming here was to win trophies, to play attacking football the Celtic way and to bring young players through. So we will look to see if there are any young players we can maybe look at over the next few games."

That's not only heartening for the fringe players in the Celtic squad, but Hoops fans, too, who love seeing young talent come through the ranks in Glasgow.

Partick Thistle haven't beaten Celtic since 1995 and likely won't give the Bhoys much trouble regardless of what team they put out.

That could mean it's tonight's game where we see some of Rodgers' youngsters.

But who could they be and why do they deserve a shot?

Here are the THREE starlets that we think Rodgers should give the nod to against Partick Thistle...

Liam Henderson

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Liam Henderson has been in and around the first-team squad this season but hasn't managed to make the breakthrough into Rodgers' team in a significant way. Starting just two games with a further three appearances from the bench, it's time for him to show what he can do.

The Bhoys won both games he started this season, against Motherwell and Ross County in the league, so he's certainly not a liability.

He was excellent at Hibs last season on loan, and helped the side to do the unthinkable and finally win the Scottish Cup. Can he reproduce the same form for Celtic in the top flight?

Anthony Ralston

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Defender Anthony Ralston has already featured for Rodgers this season, coming off the bench with just eight minutes to go during Celtic's League Cup win over Motherwell in August.

It was only his second appearance for the club in competitive action and was a fitting reward for a fine pre-season for the Hoops in the summer.

He's featured regularly for the Development Squad since and deserves a chance to show what he can do in defence. A natural right-back, he could potentially provide competition for both Mikael Lustig and Cristian Gamboa on that flank.

Jack Aitchison

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Jack Aitchison made all the headlines back in May when he became Celtic's youngest ever player and youngest ever goalscorer on the same day during a memorable win in Ronny Deila's last day with the club.

He's starred for the Development Squad since and scored a memorable solo goal away to Barcelona in the UEFA Youth League earlier this season.

We'd love to see him get another chance in the first-team to show what he can do, perhaps replacing Leigh Griffiths or Moussa Dembele if everything is going to plan vs. Thistle.