Rodgers relishing trip to tough Fir Park

Brendan Rodgers is ready to do whatever it takes to win – as he prepares for another tricky trip to Fir Park

Celtic came from 2-0 down to edge a seven-goal thriller during his first spell at the club, followed by a record of late draws and stoppage time wins between the two sides in Lanarkshire.

But with Celtic fired up after their Champions League draw against Atalanta, Rodgers says he’s relishing the chance to return to Motherwell.

“It’s always been a tough place to go,” he said.

“I always really enjoy going there. It’s always a really good atmosphere, we bring a great support behind the goals.

“We’ll expect a team that will be well organised. Stuart [Kettlewell] organises his teams very, very well, very organised, very committed.

“They’ll be disappointed with their last result, so they’ll want to bounce back from that. And for us, we know what we need after a Champions League game. It’s big energy, big attitude and to continue with the great start to the season for us.”

“Ultimately you have to do what it takes to get the result. And we always have that mentality that we can.”

Rodgers believes that some of the wins at Fir Park, including last season’s dramatic late winner by Matt O’Riley, had been among his most satisfying games.

“Some of the games when we were searching for that late win, Matt scored a great goal at the back post,” he said.

“It was everything that we would want. Scoring a late win away from home is always really nice and it’s great for the supporters. But, of course, whichever way it comes, you just want to win.”