Brendan Rodgers quits Celtic in bombshell exit as club legend returns to dugout | Football | Sport
Celtic have announced that Brendan Rodgers has left his role as manager after handing in his resignation. The former Liverpool boss had been under growing pressure with the Glasgow giants making a disappointing start to the campaign. They are currently eight points adrift of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts, having failed to win four of their opening nine matches.
Rodgers’ last match in charge of Celtic saw them lose to their Edinburgh rivals on Sunday. He has been temporarily replaced in the dugout by two club legends, with Martin O’Neill returning to Parkhead on an interim basis. He will be joined by Shaun Maloney, who played over 150 times for Celtic across two spells during his career.
An official statement read: “Celtic Football Club can confirm that football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation. It has been accepted by the club and Brendan will leave his role with immediate effect.
“The club appreciates Brendan’s contribution to Celtic during his two very successful periods at the club. Brendan leaves Celtic with our thanks for the role he has played during a period of continued success and we wish him further success in the future.
“The process to appoint a new permanent manager is underway and the club will update supporters further on this as soon as possible.
“We are pleased that during this interim period former Celtic manager, Martin O’Neill and former Celtic player, Shaun Maloney have agreed to take charge of Celtic first-team matters. Further details will be confirmed shortly.”
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