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,

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 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

Brendan Rodgers stated that he is never interested in XG, but wanted to know the expected goals for Celtic's win at Kilmarnock.

Eighteen not out for Brendan Rodgers. The Celtic manager's love affair with the Scottish Cup continues, although his unblemished record was put in slight jeopardy in an entertaining fourth-round encounter with Kilmarnock.

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,

They dealt the Hoops their first defeat of the second Brendan Rodgers era in the League Cup last season and Celtic will be determined not to allow a Cupset on their turf – particularly as they sting from dropped points against Dundee.

Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic side to face Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup. There are four changes to the Celtic line-up from the 3-3 draw against Dundee in midweek. Reo Hatate and Arne Engels come into the midfield with Daizen Maeda and Nico Kuhn also in from the start.

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.”

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expresses satisfaction after a narrow 2-1 win over Kilmarnock, securing progression in the Scottish Cup.

Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel wants to create even more history with the Glasgow club as they begin their Scottish Cup journey at home to Kilmarnock. The 38-year-old, who won the FA Cup under Brendan Rodgers when they were both at Leicester City,

In the eighth minute Killie’s Fraser Murray beat Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel with a curling free-kick from 25 yards but the ball rebounded off the bar and seconds later Hoops striker Maeda was at the other end having his shot saved by O’Hara.