BRENDAN RODGERS was fully suited and booted again. Then he watched Celtic tie Falkirk in knots to progress to the quarter-final. Daizen Maeda and Alistair Johnston had the Hoops cruising before

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Falkirk were given another insight into how tough life will be against top-flight teams as holders Celtic scored three goals in 10 second-half minutes to ease into the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers targets strong start in Premier Sports Cup defense vs Falkirk, vowing a “standard-setting” performance at Celtic Park.

A much changed Celtic team was selected to start this Premier Sports Cup clash with Falkirk. Trusty, Murray, Kenny and Engels came into the side. The match started with a series of crosses flying across the Falkirk box.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was full of praise for his side as they progressed to the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals by beating Falkirk. "I thought the performance was very, very good from the first whistle," he said. "You've seen the hunger in the team and the intensity in the team.

Police were forced to close a busy road in the heart of Falkirk today as two groups held rallies outside a former hotel housing asylum seekers.

Officers from Police Scotland confirmed a 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with an alleged breach of a cordon line.

Where to watch the League Cup match online between Celtic and Falkirk, including live streams, TV channels, kick-off time and more.

A man was arrested during yesterday’s protest outside a former Falkirk town centre hotel being used to house asylum seekers.