Iconic Rangers fixture a Celtic selling point as Brendan Rodgers makes one thing about Kyogo clear

Brendan Rodgers insists his Celtic side won’t get distracted in Dundee despite fans being struck by Old Firm fever.

The bitter rivals collide at Celtic Park on Saturday with both sides scrapping to be top of the Premiership pile going into the winter break. Rodgers knows the derby clash is one of the big selling points when it comes to players coming to Glasgow. But he is adamant none of his stars will take their eye off Dens Park as they look to build on the weekend win against Livingston. Rodgers said: “It (the derby) is a big part of coming to Celtic, being able to be involved in such an iconic game. But there is no time to think. You always just have to think about the next game.

“As boring as that might sound, you just have to focus on the next performance. We’ll look to maintain a performance level and take that into the Dundee game. Once it’s done, we can get ready for next weekend. It’s so far away. The weekend, these are always great games, but for us as managers, coaches, players, the focus is purely on Dundee. We’ll recover, train and travel – going up there looking to get three points.”

Rodgers enjoyed a Boxing Day win in Dundee during his first spell in charge of Celts and he’d love to bank another three points on the road this festive period. The Hoops gaffer has been impressed by the job done on Tayside by opposite number Tony Docherty and warned his side to expect a stern test. Dundee have had an extra few days to prepare after their clash with Aberdeen was controversially called off at the last minute at the weekend – even though the Dark Blues squad were able to train on the surface instead.

Rodgers said: “I’ve always enjoyed going to Dundee. The team has always played well and worked well there. The