Craig Gordon could make Celtic history on Sunday at Hampden without muddying his gloves

Never before have Celtic boasted a goalkeeper who has laid claim to four League Cup medals in their tenure at the club and yet the likelihood is that if that scenario transpires, Gordon will do so without muddying his gloves.

With understudy Scott Bain handed the reigns for the League Cup games this season, Brendan Rodgers will not change things for the showpiece final meaning that Gordon could write his name into the Celtic history books without leaving his seat.

And the Parkhead manager has insisted that there is no frustration on the part of the Scotland internationalist as he prepares to sit it out as the first piece of silverware of the season is up for grabs.

“Scott plays on Sunday – I have no qualms about that,” said Rodgers. "He is a fantastic keeper. Craig can still get one [a medal]. He understands where it is at and it is something that we spoke about at the start of the season. He knew that if I was bringing in a number two goalkeeper that I would want him to have some involvement in the cup competitions so it has worked out well. He is very supportive, Craig. He is a brilliant goalkeeper but he is very mature in his outlook in it all and he recognises the importance of him doing well that he also needs a number two who is performing to a good level as well.”

And Rodgers has no fears about the temperament of Bain as Celtic look to take a tentative step towards what could potentially be a treble treble.

Bain signed a permanent deal with the club this summer after arriving at Celtic as emergency cover for the injured Gordon in the January transfer window with Rodgers maintaining that he does not differentiate between his first-choice goalkeeper and the deputy.

Back-up keeper Bain was thrown into the mix at Ibrox for his Celtic debut, a sink or swim experience that almost immediately sealed his future at the club as the Parkhead side emerged with a 3-2 win.

“The biggest test you have as a Celtic player is playing away at Ibrox,” he said. “It could have been (too big for him) but Scott has a really good temperament and he fits into how we play.

“He is calm with it and works really hard. He knows he has the trust of the management and the players, so when he goes into the team, he copes very well with it.

“So if he plays like he does there then every other game won’t be easy, but he will certainly be able to deal with it. Every time he has played he has been first-class.

“He has been brilliant here and has a great mentality. He has also been very loyal as the support keeper. I see him as an equal. Craig has got the shirt and has been brilliant for a long period for me but it is important that we have another goalkeeper without having any fear of putting him in and Scott has shown that in my time here.”

Before they get to that point, Celtic have the challenge of winning their first away game in the Europa League. The Parkhead side face Rosenborg in Trondheim on Thursday evening as they attempt to engineer a way out of Group B and into the knockout stages of the tournament.

“We did that in the Champions League [an away win, so let’s see if we can do it here as well,” said Rodgers. “That would be good. We have a couple of big games but they are all big weeks, aren’t they? It is nice coming into such games in good form. We are playing well and all the players are focused on it.”

It remains to be seen if Scott Brown, the Celtic captain, has a part to play in either the meeting with the Norwegian champions or against Aberdeen on Sunday afternoon. The 33-year-old midfielder has featured just twice since the end of September after his first game back from a month lay-off against Hibs resulted in a recurrence of injury.

“We will assess it as the week goes on,” said Rodgers. “He hasn’t had a lot of game time over a long period now, so we’ll see how he is over the coming days. Even if it’s not for 90 minutes, it might be that he can come into a game later on and close it out.”

Rodgers, meanwhile, has hinted that Celtic could look to activate the one-year clause on Mikael Lustig's contract.

"Probably over the course of this winter, which is a busy period, we can sort it sort it out," he said with regards to the Swede's contract. "There’s maybe something we can look at with that.

"But at this moment in time he’s playing really well. I’ve loved working with him. He’s a very resilient character and is a stalwart for his country. He trains every day.

"When I came into here there was a question mark over the number of games we could play. But his availability to train and for games has been exceptional.

‘He’s a very important player for us and I’m sure in due course that will be looked at.

"It’s always the issue when players are starting to get that little bit older and you are having to look to bring someone else in.

"You have to gauge the qualities you already have. With Mika, it’s absolutely not easy as he’s been very consistent in his time here and he gives absolutely everything."