How County boss Cowie was '50 grand' well spent for Rodgers

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is expecting another tough test against a Ross County side helmed by his first signing as a manager.

Rodgers' side survived a big scare against Don Cowie's County in this season's previous league meeting, with Nicolas Kuhn's 88th-minute strike sealing a 2-1 comeback win in Dingwall.

Rodgers, whose relationship with the County manager dates back to his time in charge at Watford, said: "Obviously, Don, I know well.

"He was my first ever signing as a manager, when I was manager at Watford. And 50 grand, I think he was.

"He was brilliant for me at Watford. I've always been in contact with him and followed him.

"Obviously, he worked closely with Malky [Mackay] and then he's gone out on his own, and I think he's done a really, really good job.

"The game that we played up there, I think it could be a similar type of game. They were super organised.

"They all knew the job and all knew the role. And we had to work very hard at the end to get the result."