Brendan Rodgers claims Celtic’s performance against Ross County was “everything that you would want as a coach” after their thumping 5-0 win stretched their lead at the top of the William Hill Premiership.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers feels that thinks that the fact Luke McCowan was so good against Ross County, when handed a rare start, speaks volumes about him. Rodgers saw his Celtic side thrash Ross County 5-0 at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.

Report as Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic beat Ross County; Liam Scales opened the scoring with Luke McCowan, Paulo Bernardo, Callum McGregor and Adam Idah making it five before the break; the Hoo

Celtic's £11m man Arne Engels has come in for criticism lately for his performances, but Brendan Rodgers has explained why he is sure he will come good.

Rodgers also praised Carter-Vickers for how he put an uncharacteristic error aside to play his part in Celtic’s fightback. The centre-back failed to note Kasper Schmeichel was out of position when he rolled a pass back towards goal and watched in anguish as it rolled over the line and into the bottom corner of the net.

However, for Brendan Rodgers, it may well be the ideal chance to show just how much strength, depth and quality he has within his ranks as he goes about keeping his squad fresh, but equally strong when they juggle domestic and Champions League matters.

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "I thought it was a complete performance. I said we didn't want to wait on the game and I thought we were outstanding on that front. "In the second half we could've had the same,