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Brendan Rodgers held his Celtic side in high regard after their hard-fought 1-0 win away to Aberdeen.
The win ensured Celtic’s unbeaten run continued as they extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points after Hearts and St Johnstone failed to win in their games.
Aberdeen came close to grabbing an equaliser in the closing minutes, and Celtic were almost made to rue their missed chances, but held on following some brilliant defending and this save from Craig Gordon.
What a save from Craig Gordon at the death! 👐🏻 pic.twitter.com/VT6udHXPLu
— Read Celtic and The Trinity Tims (@ReadCeltic) October 29, 2016
As quoted by STV Sport, he said:
It was a great win for us. Tough game, that. Derek has done a great job here galvanising the club.
I said to the players a few weeks ago, you have to learn to win 1-0 because you are not always going to score four or five or six goals. But if you have got that spirit and collective mentality to fight, then it gives you a great chance in any game.
Tom Rogic gave Celtic the lead on 23 minutes for his seventh goal of the season and the Aussie midfielder along with Scott Sinclair, Moussa Dembele, Scott Sinclair and Stuart Armstrong all had chances to put the game to bed.
Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen (29/10/16)
Tom Rogic ⚽️
Rogic and Dembele's skill 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Qljnl2xGKx
— Read Celtic and The Trinity Tims (@ReadCeltic) October 29, 2016
The Hoops now face a trip to Germany where they will face Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League match-day four on Tuesday night, before returning to league duty next weekend when they face Inverness at home.
