Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has confessed that his side "needed to be more incisive" in their Scottish Premiership stalemate with Motherwell.

The Hoops were held to a third 0-0 draw in nine top-flight outings, as they failed to break down their 10-man opponents at Fir Park on Sunday afternoon.

Rodgers acknowledges that a lack of cutting edge cost Celtic maximum points on their travels, but says that the league leaders remain in a strong position heading into the two-week international break.

"You have to respect that the game changes when they go to ten men," he told BBC Sport of Cedric Kipre's 41st-minute dismissal. "I was pleased with the approach but we needed to be more incisive in the final third.

"It was a difficult day with the wind and the pitch but we got a point and that puts us ten clear with eight games to. We're in a great position when we come back from the international break."

Celtic have back-to-back home games against Ross County and Dundee United once the Scottish Premiership resumes at the end of the month.