Rodgers 'forgot his ego' with tactical change - Petrov

Brendan Rodgers "forgot about his ego" by adapting his tactics for Celtic's Champions League away games following the drubbing by Borussia Dortmund, says former midfielder Stiliyan Petrov.

Celtic rebounded from that 7-1 defeat in Germany by battling to a goalless draw against Europa League winners Atalanta in Italy before producing a scintillating 3-1 home victory over RB Leipzig.

Having eased to victory over Slovan Bratislava in their opener, Rodgers' side are well placed to advanced to the knockout rounds of the revamped tournament.

Bulgarian Petrov, who will captain Celtic at the Scottish Masters tonight, live on BBC Scotland, said: "Everything was perfect until Borussia Dortmund and I saw Rodgers decided to change his view about how he needs to approach those games, not to be attacking, he had to take a point away, he managed to do that in a different fashion.

"That gave him real confidence to put in a great performance against Leipzig.

"It is great to see, that is what good managers do. Sometimes the ego of the manager is, 'This is my style, this is how I play, the opposition should worry about what I do.' But you have to take a step back, analyse your mistakes, adjust.

"That is what Brendan did. He forgot about his ego, his style of playing, and he adjusted so the Celtic team can take a point, settle into the game and go to the next one with good confidence."

Petrov says it is "refreshing" that Aberdeen are leading the Premiership challenge to champions Celtic this season.

"They are showing consistency, it seems like they have a manager who has a good style of play, the players react really well to his messages," he added.

"It is important how long you can sustain that form because to win a championship or to be up there, Celtic and Rangers have done it for many years, but it is refreshing to see somebody can push these two teams."