Hearts breaking! Celtic's 69-game unbeaten run ended as Hoops are thrashed at Tynecastle

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers praised his players after seeing their 69-match unbeaten domestic run end at Hearts.

The reigning Scottish Premiership champions lost 4-0 - Rodgers' first defeat by a Scottish club since he took over at Celtic in the summer of 2016.

The former Liverpool boss told Sky Sports 2: "Credit to Hearts, they were the better team, they were physically better than us in the first half and thoroughly deserved it. Congratulations to them on their victory.

"But also congratulations to my players, it (the unbeaten run) is a phenomenal achievement. It demonstrates the level of professionalism and quality.

"Coming off the back of European games you can easily lose but these players have stood up to that. It's a big thank you to the players for what we've done."

"We weren't so good today, we made too many mistakes to warrant getting a result - but I'm proud of the players, we'll press the reset button, analyse the game and try to win in midweek (at home to Partick Thistle)."