Brendan Rodgers enjoyed a winning start to his second spell as Celtic manager with a 4-2 home win over Ross County at the weekend.

The Irishman, who won seven consecutive trophies during his previous tenure at the club, is looking forward to the campaign ahead, both on the domestic front and in Europe, but in an exclusive interview with Celtic TV, he reflected on his first seven weeks back at Celtic.

“This the point I made to the players,” he said. “This is a new cycle for you. It’s not a continuation, it’s a new cycle, a new manager. A lot of the principles will be the same but there will be changes within that, and if we’re to continue being successful it’s really about proving the point from now.'

'I then look at the energy of players, I look at the attitude of players as well as that technical and tactical quality, and that’s something which has been great over the course of this first seven weeks.'

“Firstly, I’ve always said about working with players, I believe life is about relationships, whether that’s personal or professional.

“So, for me, I always want to take the time to build that relationship, just to try and understand what the player’s motives are, what their ambitions are because then, from that, that’s the start point, that’s where the development begins, because even though the guys are in a team sport and it is very much a team, individually they all want to improve and they want to be better.

“So you get that through those conversations and understanding, and also for them to understand that it’s their responsibility. We will create an environment here for them to develop and improve but to also understand that it’s not all on the coaches.

“The environment here will be set up to develop you as an individual and as a team, but then you have to take that responsibility to do that.

So it’s very much, in terms of that open conversation with them and getting to know them, and what their drivers are.

“I also think within the team element, we did some workshops while we’ve been away just to understand each other, understand what the strengths of this squad are, where the improvements can be made, what are the challenges going to be.

“So all that type of work goes in, and to understand what their thoughts are as individual players and as people.”

The full and exclusive interview with Brendan Rodgers is available on Celtic TV to subscribers.

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Celtic TV exclusive: Manager reflects on his first seven weeks back at Paradise