Idah has 'taken responsibility' after Kyogo exit, says Rodgers

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers believes Adam Idah is thriving on the responsibility of filling the void left by Kyogo Furuhashi.

Republic of Ireland striker Idah made it four goals in three games with the second in Wednesday night's 6-0 rout of Dundee as Celtic stretched their lead at the top to 13 points.

"He was always going to have to be patient here and obviously the nature of having a brilliant striker in Kyogo, who fitted a lot of how I want the team to play and pressing and everything else," said Rodgers.

"He comes in and he has to fit around that but he still made big contributions.

"I think he's taken that responsibility now and he sees this as an opportunity for him because he knows at Celtic he has to produce and you have to produce consistently.

"So pleased for him, he's just moving different now and he's getting a real handful.

"His goal was very good, makes a good run, gets his shot off, doesn't lie about the floor, gets up and then he's able to get the rebound and a really good finish. Very pleased for him."