Celtic hero Chris Sutton has praised the Hoops' ability to "win ugly" after their victory against Rangers at Ibrox.
The Scottish champions ran out 1-0 winners after a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi at the end of the first half.
It is a result that puts the Parkhead club top of the league on goal difference, on the same points as Motherwell.
Writing in his Daily Record column, he said: "Rodgers wants silky football and has no doubt it will come but, in some respects, the manner of the triumph may have been even sweeter in the fact they had to battle and scrap in the second period.
"Patched up at the back, missing key players, boys like Scales rose to the occasion while highly-touted Rangers players flopped.
"It’s all right having the talent, but you need the traits to win ugly and do the dirty work and Rodgers’ team proved they have that quality.
"For the supporters, that’s all they can ask. They’ll accept the performances not being at top gear so long as they see commitment in every tackle and every block and every bead of sweat being dripped.
"It’s been said often enough that not every single supporter was doing backflips of delight when Rodgers returned to the club.
"Even though the majority were delighted at the appointment as he was, let’s be honest, the clear best candidate when Ange Postecoglou left for Spurs, some still needed extra convincing for reasons which we have been over time and again.
"Going to Ibrox and producing a crucial win to put a marker down is just the perfect way to go about it."
