Brendan Rodgers tells Celtic stars they are playing for the 'dreams of the fans' as he tracks flying form back to pre-season

Brendan Rodgers is not surprised Borussia Dortmund rival Nuri Sahin has changed his tune.

Sitting in the hot seat will change a man’s view of the game after all. Rodgers had the hint of a grin when asked about the Dortmund gaffer throwing the toys out of the pram over his lack of game time when they were at Liverpool – and his about turn ahead of Tuesday's clash.

Former midfielder Sahin made the move into management in the summer and can now see Rodgers was right all along back then and the Celtic boss is hoping he can teach his old charge another lesson in the Signal Iduna Park. The Hoops boss smiled: “It’s only sometimes later in life when you have the information and you have the knowledge that sometimes it can change…

“I never get too emotional with words. I think that players and young players, they all want to play. I think at that time when Nuri was at Liverpool, he had other players that were just ahead of him. But he will have enjoyed the experience even though he didn't maybe play as much.

"Now certainly moving into a management perspective, you know the challenges and he'll start to understand that. You get Marcel Sabitzer at the moment who wants to play central and he's playing wide.

“So all these little things come to you as a coach and a manager. I remember Nuri as being a good guy, trained well, beautiful left foot, real technician and as I said in the games he played, he contributed.

“But we had other players ahead of him at that time. I'd moved Steven Gerrard from a number 10 position into a deeper role.

“I'd also had Jordan Henderson who became, those two guys, some of the greatest captains in the history of Liverpool and that's who he was competing against. But I really hope he goes on and he'll have a