Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

Brendan Rodgers claimed he had actually never ever been happier at Celtic after leading the group to a 4th successive title.


The Hoops clinched a 13th William Hill Premiership crown in 14 seasons with a 5-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.


It was an 11th prize for Rodgers during his two spells as and he can complete his third treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup last.


The 52-year-old appears to have restored his track record with the vast majority of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again restated he is dedicated to serving his three-year contract.


Rodgers concurred it was reasonable to state he is happier than ever in his job and included: "It's been fascinating the last couple of months, individuals choosing where I was expected to be going and I wasn't happy.


"But I would say listen to what I state, not what individuals try to anticipate my mood and what it might be.


Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)


"I said 150, 200 percent I'll be here for sure next season due to the fact that we desire to develop again, we wish to grow.


"But what I'll likewise say, there's extremely, extremely couple of people that understand me and there's even less comprehend me.


"I do not have an agent, so I do not have an agent spinning a story for me or anything like that. So if there's a headline out there, I am telling you, it's a guess.


"But absolutely, I am so, so delighted.


"I returned since of the professional challenge of Celtic, understanding the pressures. My emotional accessory to the club plainly has me here rather than somewhere else. And just the opportunity to be the very best manager at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it actually unique."


Rodgers added: "I said minimum I would be here three years.


"The huge thing with Celtic, it's about having the energy. That's the big thing, and there's great deals of other things naturally. As any manager, you require to feel wanted, you need to feel appreciated. You need to feel that you can develop a team, you can establish a club.


"So there's lots of things that enter into it, however I certainly know that we wish to finish much better than we did in 2015. And then I'll go into next year extremely starving to beat this year, whatever we wind up doing."


Celtic faced some early pressure before Ryan Strain's 30th-minute own objective started a flurry of goals either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both hitting doubles to seal the title.


"I know there was a wee bit of chat around, tedious I think the word was of someone, however it's not tiresome for me, for the football club," he stated.


"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives games left and a plus-42 objective difference ahead of our closest competitor, I'll inform you what, that's not laborious, that's professionalism at its highest level and concentration and efficiencies."


It was not all favorable for Celtic. Jota went off with a knee injury in the very first half and was hobbling badly with his leg heavily braced throughout the celebrations.


"The medical guys are looking at whether his meniscus is a little bit sore," Rodgers stated. "We'll just have to examine that. They put it in the brace to protect it, however we'll see in the next number of days."


Dundee United supervisor Jim Goodwin bemoaned the turning point.


"It sounds unusual to sit here and say for the opening half an hour I thought we were really good, the shape of the team was good and we were aggressive with the press, forced Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would generally have liked," he said.


"But the very first objective was a real kick in the teeth offered it's a bit of misfortune.


"The second one comes from a promising attack that we had, a tame effort on goal, but then within five or six seconds, with the pace of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your net."