Improved NK Celje now a different task for Shamrock Rovers, insists Bradley 

Manager Stephen Bradley during a Shamrock Rovers media conference at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Former Liverpool player Albert Rieira was branded ‘arrogant’ by Stephen Bradley last year and the pair renew rivalries for a game Shamrock Rovers require something from.

Whereas Rovers began their league phase campaign three weeks ago by losing 4-2 away to Sparta Praha, a hat-trick from new Croatian recruit Franko Kovačević fired Slovenian Cup holders NK Celje to a comeback 3-1 win over AEK Athens.