BRENDAN RODGERS praised Celtic’s travel weary stars as they moved clear at the top. The Hoops thumped Hearts 4-1 at Tynecastle as Aberdeen and Rangers both dropped points . 3 Kyogo Furuhashi opened the scoring after a dull first half Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Adam Idah hit a double off the bench Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Brendan Rodgers' oldLiverpool colleague was in the home dugout Credit: PA It means they are now three clear of the Dons and eleven ahead of Gers.
And on the back of a punishing international break Rodgers couldn’t hide his delight. He said: “I have to say it’s a great testament to the mentality coming off the back of the travel that some of these guys have done. “I thought it was a little bit at times in the first half in some moments.
Read More SPFL stories OFFICIAL CHANGE Bizarre moment Hearts v Celtic was delayed with three minutes to go IT'S TRICKY Pundit slams Hibs star Elie Youan - but fans insist reaction's 'not that deep' “But you've got guys that are travelling, the Japanese players for example, halfway around the world. “Austin Trusty, Ally Johnson, travelling away and joining the team on Friday. “The beauty is that it was a fantastic second half, but I know we'll get that synchronisation back again.
“Now there's no more international breaks, we'll get that fluidity and quality back into the team. Most read in Football HEARTS 1 CELTIC 4 Ice cool Idah hits a hot streak at chilly Tynecastle as Hoops go 3 clear OFFICIAL CHANGE Bizarre momen.