Although Rodgers said the 23-year-old is recovering well, he admitted Ndidi will not feature for his side until their Europa League tie against Zorya in Ukraine on December 3.
Lunin joined the Los Blancos from Zorya Luhansk in 2018. The Ukraine youngster has also played for Leganes and Valladolid on loan from Real Madrid. Real Madrid will now face Sevilla on Saturday in the La Liga fixture this weekend.
Leverkusen, Slavia Prague, APOE Beer Sheva, Nice Group D: Benfica, Standard Liege, Rangers, Lech Poznan Group E: PSV Eindhoven, PAOK, Granada, Omonoia Group F: Napoli, Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, Rijeka Group G: Braga, Leicester City, AEK Athens, Zorya
Below is the Europa League play-off draw: Randers (DEN) vs Galatasaray (TUR) / St Johnstone (SCO) Rapid Wien (AUT) / Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP) vs Zorya Luhansk (UKR) Jablonec (CZE) / Celtic (SCO) vs AZ Alkmaar (NED) Fenerbahçe (TUR) vs Neftçi
Dinamo Tbilisi vs Norrköping or Hapoel Beer-Sheva FCSB or Mlada Boleslav vs Ventspils or Vitoria SC AEK Larnaca or Gent vs Rijeka or Aberdeen Haugesund or PSV Eindhoven vs Austria Wien or Apollon Limassol Luzern or Espanyol vs CSKA Sofia or Zorya
Mourinho specifically name-checked two-goal hero, Tammy Abraham, following their Europa Conference League win against Zorya. The former Manchester United and Chelsea manager appeared upset with Abraham during the 4-0 win.
Dennis began his career at Kwara Football Academy Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, before going on to play for clubs like Zorya, Brugge, FC Koln, and Watford.