Everything Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said to Celtic TV after his side's 3-2 win over Sligo Rovers at The Showground...

Brendan, a fantastic occasion here in Sligo. The fans were treated to an entertaining game here - what did you make of it?

It was a really good exercise for us. A lot of our senior players got 90 minutes in their legs which was great. It was much better in the second half than the first, we had better tempo, better rhythm and more speed in our game, so we were very good in the second half. It was excellent to come out here to Ireland against Sligo - it was a great little test for us with how they played and worked, overall, I’m really pleased.

Sligo Rovers played some pretty good football. What did you make of them?

Yeah, very good! You can see why they’re a top-six team in the League of Ireland. They’re fighting for European football and are at a good level of fitness. They passed the ball well and with confidence. It was a really good test, especially for some of our boys who haven’t played for a little bit of time. As the game went on, we were just more aggressive in the game and pushed into a higher starting position and that allowed us to attack a lot more. You saw that a lot more in the second half.

What lessons will the young players take from this game?

I think it’s physicality, and a lot of them need to improve on that aspect. They need to have more running power and get into contention more. They have talent with the ball, but it’s nowhere near enough. That physicality will allow them to play at a higher tempo, but it’s nice for them to feel that and play out there in front of a crowd and play with that personality that you need to play for Celtic. Some of them did really well.

What is the plan between now and next Saturday?

We’ve got a couple of free days. I’ve got a foundation event down in London with the club, so I’m looking forward to that. A little bit of rest, but then planning ahead for that really exciting game against Aberdeen. I’m really looking forward to that, we will have a couple of days to recover. It’s been a long period of games - seven games in 23 days - so some recovery time then we’ll look forward to having everyone back for the Aberdeen game.