Rodgers believes Hibernian tie will be tough test

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is expecting a lively encounter against Hibernian on Sunday.

The Hoops visit Easter Road this weekend in a Scottish Premiership tie, where the club will hope to strengthen their position at the top of the table.

Still on a high from achieving last minute qualification to the final 32 of the Europa League despite losing 2-1 to Salzburg on Thursday night, Celtic will need to be on their game to beat Neil Lennon’s side in Leith.

Talking ahead of the game, as quoted by the Glasgow Evening Times, Rodgers said:

The games are coming thick and fast and we are putting a lot of energy into a lot of our games.

The guys have been amazing. The level they have been at, the concentration, the effort that they are putting into every game, we have played a season worth of games already and the guys keep showing that mentality, character and humility to keep fighting and running.

We have been playing at a really high level domestically.

It will be a tough game for us. I am sure Neil will have his team quite energetic.

You know what it is like playing a European game and what you face on the Sunday but we will be very focused, we will try to recover as best we can and go there expecting a tough game.