Brendan Rodgers has revealed that former Champions League winner Michael Essien gave Celtic a glowing recommendation of Benjamin Nygren ahead of the winger’s move to Glasgow. The Swedish forward joined the Hoops last week after a spell at IFK Norrköping reignited a career that had stalled following a high-profile move to Genk as a teenager.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dundee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hearts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Livingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
