Celtic sent several players out on loan last month as Brendan Rodgers trimmed some peripheral figures from his squad. Republic of Ireland international Mikey Johnston was farmed out to West Bromwich Albion on deadline day and helped his new side record a 1-0 victory on his debut against Birmingham City yesterday. On a similar basis, Marco Tilio has returned to Melbourne City and will spend the remainder of the campaign at AAMI Park. Hoops boss Rodgers has also adopted a strategy of sending fringe men out to Scottish clubs to continue their development, which is an umbrella that Adam Montgomery…