Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

Brendan Rodgers claimed he had never been better at Celtic after leading the team 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 trophy for Rodgers throughout his 2 spells as Celtic employer and he can complete his third treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup last.


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


Rodgers agreed it was fair to say he is better than ever in his task and included: "It's been fascinating the last couple of months, individuals choosing where I was expected to be going and I wasn't delighted.


"But I would state listen to what I state, not what people try to anticipate my mood and what it may be.


Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)


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


"But what I'll likewise state, there's very, really few individuals that know me and there's even less comprehend me.


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


"But absolutely, I am so, so pleased.


"I came back due to the fact that of the professional difficulty of Celtic, understanding the pressures. My emotional accessory to the club plainly has me here rather than in other places. And just the chance to be the best supervisor at Celtic that I can possibly be. And days like this make it actually unique."


Rodgers included: "I stated minimum I would be here 3 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 need to feel wanted, you require to feel valued. You need to feel that you can develop a team, you can develop a club.


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


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


"I understand there was a wee bit of chat around, tiresome I believe the word was of someone, however it's not laborious for me, for the football club," he said.


"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives games left and a plus-42 objective difference ahead of our nearest rival, I'll tell 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 first half and was hobbling severely with his leg heavily braced during the celebrations.


"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a bit sore," Rodgers stated. "We'll simply have to examine that. They put it in the brace to protect it, but we'll see in the next couple of days."


Dundee United supervisor Jim Goodwin bemoaned the turning point.


"It sounds unusual to sit here and state for the opening half an hour I believed we were very good, the shape of the team was good and we were aggressive with the press, required 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 bit of misfortune.


"The 2nd one comes from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on goal, however then within five or 6 seconds, with the rate of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball ends up in the back of your net."