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Topics: Brendan Rodgers, Celtic, Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Football, Rangers
John McDougall
Topics: Brendan Rodgers, Celtic, Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Football, Rangers
Brendan Rodgers has made it clear where he feels Celtic would finish in the Premier League if the Scottish champions were able to play in the English top flight.
Rodgers has spent two spells in charge at Parkhead, the first of which took place between 2016 and 2019 and saw him win two Scottish Premiership titles, a pair of Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups.
After being in charge of Leicester City, Rodgers returned to Celtic in the summer of 2023 and has remained in his position at the Glasgow club since then, adding two more Scottish Premiership titles, another Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup to the list of honours he has won with the Hoops in that time.
However, pressure is growing upon the Northern Irishman as he enters the final year of his Celtic contract. His future is less certain after the club exited the Champions League at the play-off phase after failing to defeat Kazakhstani outfit Kairat Almaty, crashing out of Europe's top club competition on penalties.
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That was followed up with a dull goalless draw at Ibrox against Old Firm rivals Rangers on Sunday, while transfer deadline day yielded only one new arrival in the form of Tunisia international winger Sebastian Tounekti from Swedish side Hammarby.
However, the Hoops are still sitting joint top of the Scottish Premiership with 10 points - ahead of second placed Hearts on goal difference.
On Saturday afternoon, Celtic legends took on Manchester United legends at Parkhead, with the Scottish side coming out on top 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
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United led at the break thanks to goals from Darren Fletcher and Dimitar Berbatov, but Celtic drew level through efforts from Scott McDonald and Shaun Maloney.
The argument has always raged about how the Old Firm duo of Celtic and Rangers - who have both been Scottish champions on 55 occasions - would fare if they played in the English top flight.
And speaking last year to talkSPORT, Rodgers felt that Celtic would be in top six of the Premier League as a 'minimum'.
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He said: "Celtic and Rangers, and obviously I can only talk from a Celtic perspective, is an absolutely massive club worldwide.
"There’s no doubt if Celtic was in the Premier League it would be up there, minimum, in that top six bracket.
"Wherever you go in the world, you will meet Celtic supporters. The fan base, the history of the club, that’s what makes it a truly, truly massive club."