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For his skipper Rodgers had special words, he could have ditched Scott Brown as a statement of intent but there was substance to the compliments last night as his skipper put the icing on the cake, taking the edge out of the return match
“I thought Scott was brilliant,” Rodgers said. “Over the course of pre- season, he has become lean. I have seen him from the outside before, but I thought he looked powerful, just like the whole team did.
“This is a guy who could play in the English Premier League but he loves it here, his heart is here and he wants to see his career out at Celtic.