Brendan Rodgers is relishing the chance to make Champions League progress this week after moving past Kilmarnock in their Scottish Gas Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead. Skipper Callum McGregor’s strike after 12 minutes was cancelled out by teenage Rugby Park striker Bobby Wales just before the break,
BRENDAN RODGERS has never lost a Scottish Cup tie and it’s now 18 wins in a row. But without taking any deserved credit from stubborn Killie, how Rodgers’ Bhoys made heavy work of this latest
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers wants his players and the fans to feel the history as they chase a win that will likely send them into the Champions League knockout phase. The Scottish champions are looking to take their tally to 12 points when they host Young Boys at Celtic Park on Wednesday.
The match itself was a tighter affair than most had expected, but Rodgers was just happy that his team managed to get over the line
Brendan Rodgers won two Scottish Cups at Celtic during the Quadruple Treble era in his first spell at Parkhead. The Celtic manager will be keen to resume his treble-winning ways after missing out last season as the Bhoys secured a league and Scottish Cup double.
Brendan Rodgers: “No, we’re not defending it, we have to win it. And for that, we want to go in and attack the game and play to the level that we know we can. Like you say, we’ve won a trophy. We’ve got two more to aim for, and of course, it’s the next game. Our focus is very much on looking to get it off to a good start in the competition.”
When Celtic face Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup will determine when Brendan Rodgers' side could play in the Champions League knock out phase.
“Then we concede from a defensive throw-in in the first half. You then need to react and we did that in the second-half. Kept fighting and working and created more chances. But listen, the objective is go get through and we did that. We take that and are in the hat for the next round.”
Luke McCowan is determined to make his mark on the Scottish Cup after being ineligible for Celtic's League Cup success this season. The 27-year-old, who had played in the competition for Dundee earlier in this term,
The Celtic manager has been reacting to his side’s 2-1 Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock, addressing the topic of transfers
Eight months after holding aloft the trophy, Celtic begin their defence of the Scottish Cup. Adam Idah scored the only goal at Hampden against rivals Rangers to retrain the silverware they won 12 months earlier to complete a Treble,
Belgian midfielder remains under the microscope after his £11m summer move but insists he's comfortable with the price tag and ready to prove his worth on the big stage.