Brendan Rodgers tells Celtic stars 'show me what you've got' as he outlines 3 point plan for Rangers derby glory

Brendan Rodgers says he can’t wait to find out who’ll cut it for his Celtic side in the Ibrox cauldron.

Rodgers believes he’s still learning about the Celtic squad inherited from Ange Postecoglou and his own new signings. But he insists he’ll discover a whole lot more in the first Old Firm clash of the campaign in front of an entirely partisan crowd. The champs arrive for the high noon showdown on the back of a Viaplay Cup exit to Kilmarnock and scoreless draw with struggling St Johnstone.

Rodgers stressed issues from those games are ‘easily fixed’ and pledged his players are ready to prove themselves in the derby day test. Rodgers said: “I knew what I had in the time I was here before so I’m still finding out about this group. That’s exciting in its own way. They’re not born as a good team; they have to grow to become that. A number of these players did the Treble last year but if you look at it, it’s a different group.

“Players want to move on and you have to regenerate the team. Listen, we’ve obviously got some players out that was missing. However, from the players that are there and playing, I will learn a lot for sure.

“This is where you get judged as a Celtic player - in games like this. So you must have this courage to go and play with no fear, play the level of football that we want to. To take the ball, to take responsibility. Especially when you have no supporters there. Impose your way on the game, play with a speed and intensity and organisation that is consistent from the first whistle to the last.”

Rodgers is set to renew the rivalry with Rangers over four-and-a-half years since his last taste of the fixture. He lost 1-0 to Steven Gerrard’s side and a Ryan Jack goal in December 2018 - a first defeat in 13