Brendan Rodgers reflected on a Glasgow derby that saw his side keep a fourth consecutive league clean sheet, although they had to be content with a share of the spoils after the Ibrox clash finished 0-0. But the Celtic manager admitted that the creative side of the performance wasn’t at the level he’d expect from a Celtic team. Speaking to Celtic TV after the match, Brendan Rodgers said: “The positive would be that we kept a clean sheet and over the course of this early part of the season we haven’t given much away. “Today we didn’t have a shot against us on goal, so it shows that the team is working, and working very hard. “But the creative side is nowhere near the level where I’d expect a Celtic team to be. I think it was a poor game, in relation to quality, it was disappointing in that aspect. But we leave here with a point and with a big 24 hours ahead.”And commenting on the debuts of the two latest additions to the Celtic squad – Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Marcelo Saracchi – the manager said: “It’s always a tough game to come in and play away at Ibrox, especially as an attacking player, but Michel-Ange will get better. “He’s got qualities and we’ll look for him to be more aggressive when he has the ball and look to take people on and can he beat a man – that’s why we bring in one-v-one wingers who can do that, so I think he’ll be better for that feeling and performance of what it takes. “Marcello coming in, and it’s a tough game to come into, but he was positive and played with no fear. “From a domestic perspective, we’ve won every game apart from today, so we’re okay in that aspect, but with a lot of improvements to make. “We’re bitterly disappointed with Champions League because we had a huge opportunity there, but we didn’t take it, and now we can hopefully in the next 24 hours bring in the players that can really help us and rejuvenate the squad. “That then allows us to go into the next spell of games with a more creative feel to the team and then we can go and push on and look forward to Europe.”FixturesRangers Vs. Celtic – Sun, Aug 31st 2025, 12:00
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