Luke McCowan impact impresses Celtic insiders, Brendan Rodgers heard giving 'secrets' away - Parkhead news bulletin

Luke McCowan hasn't looked 'out of place' at Celtic training - with insiders impressed with what they've seen from the new midfielder so far.

That's according to Motherwell striker Tony Watt who says he's spoken to people who have trained with him since the move and they've had nothing but good things to say. Arne Engels was undoubtedly the Hoops' marquee midfield signing but Dundee's player of the season McCowan was picked up on deadline day in a £1m move.

A boyhood Celtic fan, he's got off the bench in their two Premiership games since and even found the back of the net against Hearts. He could be rewarded with a start in the Premier Sports Cup against Falkirk this weekend and, according to former Celtic hitman Watt - who is still pals with some of the stars at Parkhead stretching back to his three years there - his teammates are impressed.

Speaking on the SPFL's The Warm Up podcast, he said: "I've heard a lot of good things. A lot of boys from Dundee are saying he'll go there and do well. And whoever I've spoken to that's trained with him since signing says he doesn't look out of place."

He was joined on the podcast by former Hoops defender John Hughes, who reckons Brendan Rodgers gave some state secrets away at a recent press conference. The ex Falkirk, Hibs and Inverness boss watched their win over Hearts for the BBC. And he said: "I listened to his interview and he gave a few secrets away. I was thinking 'keep them to yourself.' It was about the work they did in pre-season, no excuses when you lose the ball in the final third. Get back within five seconds. You can see that, high energy, constantly.

"Remember last season when the balls were going out, they were coming straight back in. Free-kicks, get it down,