Former Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers has been appointed Celtic’s new manager, Goal reports

The 43-year signed a 12-month rolling contract with the Scottish champions. He was sacked in October 2015 by Liverpool due to poor results.

“I am absolutely delighted to be named Celtic manager. This is genuinely a huge honour for me. I have followed Celtic all my life and to be given this fantastic opportunity and to be part of such a truly great football club is a dream come true, “Goal quoted Rodgers as saying on his appointment as Celtic’s manager.

“I will give my new role everything I have and do all I can to bring our supporters exciting, entertaining and winning football.

“The club has been in magnificent shape in recent years and has collected silverware regularly during this time. My objective now, of course, is to continue this work, to keep us at the top and again make our mark in Europe.”

Celtic faces Rangers opposition again in the league after the latter gained promotion to return back to the Premier League.