CELTIC IN THE EIGHTIES BY DAVID POTTER, FOREWORD BY DANNY McGRAIN is published by Celtic Star Books on the fifth day of September. You can pre-order now to guarantee your copy which will be signed by Danny McGrain, with just a limited number of signed copies still available, although they are selling very quickly.

Falkirk manager John McGlynn was taking positives out of his side's defeat at Celtic Park in the Premier Sports Cup second round. "Celtic were very very good tonight," he said. "They were excellent in the way they moved the ball and the pace and intensity.

Dane Murray celebrated his new contract with his first Celtic goal as the holders beat Falkirk 4-1 in the Premier Sports Cup. The 22-year-old defender headed home Celtic’s third goal of the second-round clash at Parkhead.

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

Daizen Maeda fired the hosts ahead in the 26th minute, and Alistair Johnston added a second nine minutes into the second half

Here are the talking points as a much-changed Celtic side cruised into the quarter finals of the Premier Sports Cup with an impressive win

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

Celtic swept Falkirk aside in a 4-1 victory, with Daizen Maeda, Alistair Johnston, Dane Murray and Hyunjun Yang all scoring. Brendan Rodgers would’ve been delighted with the football on display, and for one player in particular, it was a very memorable night.