Lawrence Shankland, the captain of Hearts, tried to scare Arne Engels away, but it didn’t work. Engels heard this in his ear seconds before scoring his first goal for Celtic.
Augsburg’s record £11 million signing lived up to the hype against the Jambos. He showed how good he was with the dance before his perfect penalty, which gave Craig Gordon no chance. Shankland and others gave Engels the rubber ear, with Celtic TV’s unique angle picking up the Jambos captain yelling “big pressure” and another person, thought to be Craig Halkett, yelling “£10m? aye right” in reference to Engels’ fee, which was the second-highest in Scottish football history and the highest since Tore Andre Flo 24 years ago.
Hearts was upset that VAR overturned their own decision, and Steven Naismith’s side is still stuck at the bottom of the Premiership table.Celtic won their fifth straight league game to start the season, and Rodgers was thrilled with his team’s determination before their first Champions League game on Wednesday against Slovan Bratislava.
“The bread and butter (the league), we can never forget that because it’s so important,” Rodgers said after the win. That’s how a lot of fans live, especially here in Glasgow who love their team. We should never forget that or think it’s easy. Some people say it’s easy to play for or manage Celtic. I’m sure it’s not, though. Because of the demand, the expectation and the mentality that you need to achieve. Thankfully we have a winning attitude here.
“But it’s about taking the next steps. And the next step is probably in Europe. At the very top level, it’s been a real challenge for us.”
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