Celtic focused ahead of Inverness trip, says Brendan Rodgers
Saturday 17 September 2016 20:16, UK
Brendan Rodgers says Celtic will approach Sunday's clash with Inverness with the same attitude and focus as they did against Rangers and Barcelona.
The Parkhead side won the first Old Firm derby of the season last Saturday with a 5-1 victory over Rangers but were then on the wrong end of a 7-0 defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp in their Champions League Group C opener, the biggest European loss in the club's history.
Rodgers' men return to Premiership duty on Sunday away to Inverness as they look to make it five league wins out of five against a team who have drawn against Aberdeen and beaten St Johnstone in their last two matches after starting the campaign with three defeats.
"We are very committed and very focused to winning games," Rodgers said. "We are going for a fifth straight win in the league which is very important for us. We wanted to make a good start and the opening 10 games will be a reflection on that.
"We respect that Inverness had a difficult start but in the last couple of games against St Johnstone and Aberdeen they have showed much better. So I am sure it will be a tough game for us, like all the trips there before.
"No team will lie down and make it easy for you. It is up to us to play with our dominance and be as aggressive as we have been."
Despite the rigours of the past two matches, Rodgers will make any changes with caution.
He said: "I don't like to make too many but I have to respect the level and intensity of the game which is very challenging for us and we have a squad for a purpose.
"The core of the team will mostly stay the same and I will look at one or two [changes] to ensure we retain the intensity of the team."
