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Rodgers says Rogic and Christie were ‘outstanding’ against Hearts

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was full of praise for Tom Rogic and Ryan Christie after the Hoops thrashed Hearts 5-0 at Parkhead to narrow the gap to the Premiership leaders. Celtic, who boast five consecutive wins in the division, have a game in hand on Hearts and can go top of the table if they avoid defeat.

Rodgers was delighted with the overall performance from his side, calling Saturday’s result “excellent”, but he couldn’t help but wax lyrical about his two midfielders. In quotes reported by Celtic on Twitter, the Hoops boss said: “We never rely on one player.