Rodgers praised the impression of his substitutions, with Nygren slamming within the 69th-minute equaliser that was gifted to him and Michel-Ange Balikwisha establishing Maeda for the decisive aim.
However the Celtic boss was eager to single out the match-winner for particular person reward.
Japan ahead Maeda has been a shadow of the participant that netted 33 objectives and supplied 12 assists final time period, scoring simply twice in 12 video games previous to this weekend.
Rodgers revealed switch hypothesis has impacted the 27-year-old, who wished to depart Glasgow in the summertime.
A possible departure was seemingly blocked by the membership hierarchy in a switch window that sparked fury among the many help.
The Celtic boss instructed the temper across the membership remains to be not fairly proper however hailed Maeda's dedication following Sunday's win.
His hope now will likely be that the dramatic winner, and the wild celebrations that adopted, can ignite one other stellar run of kind for the ahead.
“For him and his household it is large,” Rodgers mentioned of Maeda's successful second. “There is not any doubt every part in the summertime would have had an impact on him.
“For 4 years he is given every part, his coronary heart and soul to this membership. Naturally there was disappointment for him [in the summer] and I completely respect that.
“He is nonetheless turned up and he is working laborious each single recreation. That there's a particular feeling for him.”
