Rodgers hails Celtic perseverance

Brendan Rodgers praised Celtic’s perseverance after they got a late winner to beat Rangers 1-0 in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals.

Moussa Dembele’s goal two minutes from the end finally gave them victory in a game they dominated for much of the contest.

After Erik Sviatchenko’s header was disallowed early in the second half, it seemed the game was heading for extra-time at Hampden Park.

Dembele’s intervention ensured that would not be required and that pleased Rodgers, who reached his first cup final as Celtic manager as a result.

He said: “We were very dominant in terms of chances and the power, quality and strength in our game.

“Sometimes you never know if the chances don’t go in or maybe you don’t get the little bit of luck that is deserving of it. I thought how we went about the game was brilliant.

“The players stopped them building and any time they did try to do that the pressure and intensity of the press we put on them was at a high level.

“When we had the ball we created …

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