Celtic are still improving, says Rodgers

– Brendan Rodgers (left) warned the rest of Scottish football that the best is yet to come from Celtic after they clinched their sixth Scottish Premiership title in a row with eight games to spare.

Rodgers’ side hammered Hearts 5-0 at Tynecastle on Sunday, giving them an unassailable 25-point lead over Aberdeen at the top of the table.

The Glasgow giants have dropped just four points in the league in Rodgers’ debut season as Celtic boss.

A first treble since 2001 now looks firmly on the cards for the Hoops – who clinched the League Cup against Aberdeen earlier in the season – with rivals Rangers the opponents in next month’s Scottish Cup semifinal at Hampden Park.

And Rodgers, who has been

Edinburgh

rebuilding his reputation at the Parkhead club following his sacking from Liverpool, says his side will continue to improve.

“My job when I came in was to win it in the best way we possibly could,” said Rodgers.

“We have had many outstanding performances but we have only just begun because there’s still an awful lot of development in this team. That’s the real exciting part. Over the course of the season the players have improved tactically and they are comfortable playing in different shapes.

“But there are areas that we will improve on going forward.

“The players will improve because their awareness of the game is getting better, so we play the game better.

“But I need a couple of players in order to really compete at Champions League level.” –