Top Line Summary

  • Hailing academy youngster Daniel Kelly
  • Outstanding football
  • Speed of play and quality of the goals were at a high level
  • Not being soft and timid in the title run-in

Everything that Brendan Rodgers said to Celtic TV after their 7-1 Scottish Premiership hammering of Dundee at Celtic Park...

Is that the performance you have been waiting for?

It was outstanding. The tempo, the passing and the creativity were all there. It was a fantastic night. We scored great goals. One of our young guys Daniel Kelly gets his first-ever goal for the club. I can be envious of him as a Celtic supporter because he has been here since he was eight years of age and that is all that hard work paying off. It was a great finish from him. I am so happy for the players because they didn't give up on the game and they kept working and fighting. Some of the football was absolutely outstanding.

You spoke before the game about the squad and everyone contributing. You have scored seven goals and you have seven different goalscorers. Does that give you a great deal of satisfaction?

That is how it has to be. It is no good just having one player who scores 35 goals this season. We need goals from elsewhere. So, that was really nice.

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The backing you got from the fans was wonderful. I don't think I have heard a response like that when you came off at half-time. It is a real team effort from the stands onto the pitch and into the dugout and everywhere else, isn't it? It all came together tonight, didn't it?

I must say a big congratulations to the supporters because we are here to entertain them and we need their backing and encouragement. At half-time the reception we got filled us with great pride. A Wednesday night in front of a full house is great.

Every game is a cup final and you will have another through in Edinburgh at the weekend. Will you be looking for similar levels of application again?

That's it. We have to be ready for every game. You cannot soften up and become timid. You have to keep pushing and pressing. It is a tough one for Dundee as I thought they worked hard and gave everything in the game. I just felt that the speed and quality of our game and the quality of our goals were at a really high level. I am so pleased for the players.