• Celtic manager says coverage of side has been unfair
• ‘It’s an opportunity for people to beat you with a stick’

A defiant Brendan Rodgers believes Celtic’s detractors cannot wait to “beat them over the head with a stick” in regards to their struggles against the best in Europe.

Celtic’s 7-1 mauling at Borussia Dortmund at the start of October served as the Scottish champions’ ­latest harrowing occasion when ­facing elite opposition. Rodgers clearly believes Celtic are not afforded proper context when it comes to performances against superior, and richer, Champions League clubs.