Summary

  • Brendan Rodgers returns as Celtic manager, little more than four years after leaving for Leicester

  • The 50-year-old Northern Irishman was sacked by Leicester City in April

  • Rodgers won consecutive trebles during his first spell at Celtic, including an unbeaten debut campaign

  • However, he left midway through the 2018-19 season, with some fans criticising him for a lack of loyalty

Live Reporting

Nick McPheat

  1. 2018-19: League Cup triumph & exit to Leicester

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    Celtic won the League Cup - their seventh straight domestic honour - in December 2018, with Rodgers leaving three months later

    • Rodgers fails to get Celtic through the Champions League qualifiers for the first time while reports emerge of a boardroom rift over transfers.
    • Celtic play in the Europa League groups instead, but again their European campaign ends at the round of 32 with defeat to Valencia.
    • Rodgers picks up his seventh domestic honour out of a possible seven on offer by winning the League Cup in December.
    • But he opts to leave Celtic three months later when Leicester come calling.

  2. So what happened last time Brendan Rodgers had the reins at Celtic?

    Let's have a look back...

  3. Rodgers return 'makes great deal of sense' - O'Neill

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    Martin O'Neill believes all will be forgiven if Brendan Rodgers wins again

    Brendan Rodgers' return to Celtic “makes a great deal of sense”, says fellow former manager Martin O’Neill.

    Despite lingering anger from some Celtic fans over his abrupt exit, O’Neill believes Rodgers can soon win them over.

    “Not every single Celtic fan will be happy with it initially after the way he left the club," O'Neill told BBC Scotland.

    "But he was very successful, which is great. When you start to win a few football matches, you’re back in the rhythm again and everything’s going fine.

    “Ange Postecoglou did a really fantastic job with the team and everything seems to be in good hands.

    “Rodgers knows the club inside out and will still be working with some of the players that he left. If he wins some matches then everything else will fall into place.”

  4. 'Lazy appointment' - have your say

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    Steven: Lazy appointment. I don't buy the 'Rangers will be terrified' nonsense either, we've lost a better manager in Ange. Rodgers was up against the worst Rangers side of all time in his previous spell.

    Paul: If when he left before led to a Rangers resurgence, I'd find it difficult to accept his return. But bar one season, we've continued to dominate. Let him get to work, continue the dominance, and make a dent in Europe!

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