Brendan Rodgers becomes Celtic believer in one stat as transfer poser lands 'we know what we want' response
Brendan Rodgers admits there is one Celtic stat he is not clued up on - but is VERY keen to know what it was.
The holders survived a scare as Callum McGregor's opener was cancelled out by Kilmarnock striker Bobby Wales - but Daizen Maeda was on had for the Hoops with 20 minutes to play as he secured progression in the Scottish Cup. The victory means the Hoops will be in Monday's draw for the fifth round but Rodgers concedes it could have been much more comfortable with the hosts creating many clear cut chances to put the game to bed.
That prompted him to make reference to xG and while he confesses to not being into that side of the game, it is something off the back of the result and opportunities that has perked his interest. He told Premier Sports: "It feels very good. Obviously it was a game that should have been a lot more comfortable than the scoreline. We had so many really good chances. I am not sure what xG is, I am not really into that side of the game, but for that, I would be interested to know what ours was.
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"Big credit to the players. Dominated the first half and had so many chances. Then we concede from a defensive throw-in in the first half. You then need to react and we did that in the second-half. Kept fighting and working and created more chances. But listen, the objective is go get through and we did that. We take that and are in the hat for the next round."
Celtic have been linked with a number of big names in this window including a return of Kieran Tierney from Arsenal. Record Sport also exclusively revealed that the Scottish champions are ready to test Aston Villa's resolve over Louie Barry with an opening seven-figure bid. Asked about additions, Rodgers added: "We know exactly what we want to do. Up to this point the players have been very, very good but we know what we need and what we want."
