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

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.

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 over Falkirk.

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

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was full of praise for his side as they progressed to the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals by beating Falkirk. "I thought the performance was very, very good from the first whistle," he said. "You've seen the hunger in the team and the intensity in the team.

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