What Brendan Rodgers told Lennon Miller as Motherwell star details Celtic boss' Fir Park pep talk

Lennon Miller grew up idolising midfield magicians Iniesta and Xavi - but the Motherwell kid insists his trick that made two Celtic players disappear on Sunday was purely instinctive.

The 17-year-old made headlines for his stunning drag back that bamboozled Callum McGregor and Matt O’Riley directly before he set-up Blair Spittal for Well’s brilliant opener. Brendan Rodgers made a beeline for the Well ace at full-time in the Hoops’ late victory while ex-Parkhead hero and Record Sport columnist Chris Sutton lavished praise on Miller for his 84-minute display.

But the youngster insists his 26th top team outing wasn’t even his best performance as he looked to make up for the last-gasp disappointment by helping drive Well to three crucial points at Livingston tonight. Asked if his 43rd minute piece of genius was straight off the training ground Miller said: “No, it was just purely instinctive. I got the ball on my left foot so it was a bit like a shock! It was nice to get the assist and the finish was excellent from Blair.

“I like watching your De Bruynes, when I was younger it was Iniesta and Xavis. Possession-based midfielders. It’s what I enjoy, getting on the ball and showing what I can do. I felt like I did ok against Celtic but it was gutting not to get the three points

“Obviously the turn was going to get all the headlines but I feel like I’ve played better this season and I was a wee bit sloppy at times and could have kept the ball a bit better.”

Pushed on the pearls of wisdom from Rodgers, Miller said: “He just said ‘well done’ and ‘good luck for the season’. It’s nice to get recognition from the people who have had such a good career in the game. I don’t really look at social media, it doesn’t really affect me. I