Everything that Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers said after the 3-0 Scottish Premiership win over Motherwell at Fir Park

What are your thoughts on the game?

I’m absolutely delighted to come here on the back of a game during the week where there was a big exertion, a big physicality. Motherwell away has always been a tough game, so to finish 3-0 - and it could have been more convincing by the end if we had been a bit more clinical - the players have done amazing. First half we needed to switch the ball more. We got stuck on one side of the pitch and kept coming back in. When you play against 5-3-2, you've got to switch it more. When we'd done that in the first half, the opportunities and spaces opened up for us. That's where the first goal came from. At half-time, we were just about reinforcing a couple of defensive items, so in the second half, it was just about managing the game and managing the ball better. I thought we did that really well.

This is a tough place to come but did you make it easy in the end?

We played well. We got through the pitch well. Once we'd broken the press, we just needed to connect the game a little more and play one more pass, and that would have given us more opportunities. But we still created a lot. The game management was very, very good. We kept them running, kept them stretched and kept them working. And then the opportunities opened up for us really well.

You were patient in the summer window in terms of the squad are you now reading the rewards for that?

I’ve told all the players that they all have a role to play: don't ever think it's just about the XI, because with how we work, and with the number of games, the energy we have to put into games, they all know they have a big contribution to make. We were able to rest Arne, who's come in as a young player and played so many games, the distance he covered in midweek was huge. Having the ability to be able to do that, I'm very grateful to the club for getting the players in that allow us to do that.

How is Callum McGregor?

It shouldn't be too serious. I got the call late last night, and with the number of games he's played over the years, I think it was really sensible as well. It was really mature, because maybe before he might not have mentioned it. He had a wee feeling after the training session yesterday. And then I got to find out, and we said let's see how he is in the morning. Rather than take any risk with it, we didn't want to put him on to maybe stretch it and then be out for a number of weeks. So, hopefully, he'll be fine over these next few days, and if not Wednesday, then hopefully he should be fine for next weekend.

McCowan really is living his best life, isn't he?

I'm so happy for him. As a Celtic supporter coming in, maybe there’s that enthusiasm first of all, but then that wears off. But he performs with great energy and a great passion for the game, and he has quality. Callum wasn't going to play, so the idea was to bring him in because he's a goal threat, and I thought he was going to do really well. You see that in every game he plays, he looks like he can create goals or score a goal. So, I'm delighted for him, and all those players that are coming in and playing a very important role in it.

Have the back-to-back clean sheets impressed you even more?

I think that defensively, I'm obsessed with us really working hard. The pressing, the aggression, the first balls, the second balls, these are all the things that are important in the game. Celtic's a club that's not just about winning, you have to win in a certain style, but in order to do that, you have to be able to do the dirty bit. These players are consistently doing that. It's a great credit to all the physicality they put into the games to get blocks, and to keep that clean sheet.

How is Adam Idah?

To be fair to the player, I don't think he's tried to do him. The problem is when you leave the ground and he’s just rocked his ankle a bit. Adam couldn’t feel it initially. But then he was ok - obviously, the goal helped. He'll probably have a wee bit of swelling, I would say.

Do you have leaders throughout the team?

I think it's one of the things with this squad, they are a very honest group, a very open group. They all know what it means to play for Celtic. They all know how vital it is that you take that lead role when you come in to play. Ali got a great goal and he was really inspirational in his performance. You look at Scales, and Auston Trusty as well, they were really strong. And Alex Valle, he's just turned 20 years of age, he's coming in and starting to play a lot of games now. So, yes, it goes right the way through the team. A lot of the modern leaders now, they're not like the old ones. They're very communicative and speak a lot. I'm very lucky to have that in my changing room.