Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

Brendan Rodgers claimed he had never ever been happier at Celtic after leading the group to a fourth consecutive title.


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


It was an 11th prize for Rodgers during his 2 spells as Celtic employer and he can finish 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 huge majority of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again reiterated he is dedicated to serving his three-year contract.


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


"But I would say listen to what I say, not what people try to expect my state of mind and what it may be.


Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)


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


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


"I don't have an agent, 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 informing you, it's a guess.


"But definitely, I am so, so happy.


"I returned due to the fact that of the professional obstacle of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My emotional accessory to the club plainly has me here rather than somewhere else. And simply the chance to be the very best supervisor at Celtic that I can perhaps be. And days like this make it really unique."


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


"The big thing with Celtic, it has to do with having the energy. That's the huge thing, and there's lots of other things of course. As any manager, you require to feel wanted, you require to feel valued. You require to feel that you can develop a team, you can develop a club.


"So there's lots of things that enter into it, but I certainly understand that we desire to complete better than we did last year. And then I'll enter into next year extremely 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 goals either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both striking doubles to seal the title.


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


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


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


"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a bit sore," Rodgers said. "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 regreted 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 group was great and we were aggressive with journalism, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would generally have actually liked," he stated.


"But the very first objective was a real start the teeth provided it's a little bit of misfortune.


"The 2nd one originates from a promising attack that we had, a tame effort on objective, however then within 5 or 6 seconds, with the rate of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your net."