Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

Brendan Rodgers declared he had actually never been happier at Celtic after leading the group to a fourth 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 trophy for Rodgers during his two spells as Celtic manager 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 credibility with the vast majority of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again repeated he is devoted to serving his three-year contract.


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


"But I would say listen to what I say, not what people attempt to expect my mood and what it might be.


Celtic supervisor (Andrew Milligan/PA)


"I said 150, 200 percent I'll be here for sure next season because we wish to build again, we wish to grow.


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


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


"But definitely, I am so, so pleased.


"I returned because of the professional obstacle of Celtic, understanding the pressures. My psychological attachment to the club plainly has me here rather than in other places. And simply the possibility to be the very best supervisor at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it really unique."


Rodgers included: "I stated minimum I would be here 3 years.


"The big thing with Celtic, it has to do with having the energy. That's the big thing, and there's lots of other things naturally. As any supervisor, you need to feel wanted, you require to feel appreciated. You require to feel that you can establish a group, you can establish a club.


"So there's lots of things that come into it, however I certainly know that we wish to end up better than we did in 2015. And after that I'll go into next year very starving to beat this year, whatever we end up doing."


Celtic dealt with some early pressure before Ryan Strain's 30th-minute own goal began 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, laborious I believe the word was of somebody, however it's not laborious for me, for the football club," he said.


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


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


"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a little bit aching," Rodgers stated. "We'll simply have to assess that. They put it in the brace to secure it, however we'll see in the next number of days."


Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin complained the turning point.


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


"But the first objective was a genuine start the teeth given it's a little misery.


"The second one originates from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on goal, however then within 5 or 6 seconds, with the pace of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball ends up in the back of your net."