Celtic's Brendan Rodgers unfazed by Tony Bloom's Hearts comments and lands big warning

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Manager says he has enough to worry about with his own clubCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers says he has enough to worry about at his own club to read too much into Hearts investor Tony Bloom’s claims that the Tynecastle club can split the Old Firm this season and win the Premiership title within ten years.Bloom pumped just under £10 million into the Tynecastle coffers last summer and made a strong proclamation of what his ambitions are for Hearts going forward.“If we [Hearts] have not won the league title in the next 10 years, I will be very disappointed," he stated at the start of August. I think we've got a very good chance of at least being second this season.”Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was nonplussed by Tony Bloom's ambitions for Hearts. | SNS GroupHearts sit top of the league after eight matches with seven wins and a draw.

They lead second-placed Celtic by five points going into Sunday’s showdown between the two teams at Tynecastle and have the chance to increase their lead over the defending champions to eight points.Celtic suffered their first league defeat of the season when they went down 2-0 to Dundee last weekend, but responded well on Thursday night by defeating Sturm Graz 2-1 in the Europa League.It gave Rodgers’ men a timely lift for what will be a huge test of their own credentials in Gorgie, but the Celtic boss played it cool when asked what his reaction was when he heard Bloom’s ambitious plans for Hearts earlier in the year.‘I’ve got enough to worry about’“I never had any reaction,” said Rodgers. I've got enough to worry about with Celtic.”Tony Bloom will be in attendance for Hearts v Celtic on Sunday. | SNS GroupRodgers hailed Hearts for their impressive start to the season - but warned them that Celtic still have far more room for improvement.“Well, I think they've got a really good manager who knows what he wants from his teams in Derek [McInnes],” continued Rodgers.

But Hearts have made a really, really good start and deserve to be where they are. He urged his players not to take their foot of the gas when they travel along the M8 for Sunday’s match“We're not good enough to get carried away,” Rodgers added.