Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

Brendan Rodgers declared he had actually never ever been happier at Celtic after leading the team to a fourth consecutive title.


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


It was an 11th prize for Rodgers throughout his two spells as Celtic boss and he can finish his third treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.


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


Rodgers concurred it was fair to state he is happier than ever in his task and added: "It's been fascinating the last few months, individuals deciding where I was supposed to be going and I wasn't delighted.


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


Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)


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


"But what I'll also say, there's very, really few people that understand 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 happy.


"I came back due to the fact that of the expert challenge of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My psychological accessory to the club clearly has me here instead of elsewhere. And just the possibility to be the very best manager at Celtic that I can perhaps be. And days like this make it really special."


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


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


"So there's lots of things that come into it, but I certainly understand that we wish to finish better than we did last year. And after that I'll enter into next year very starving to beat this year, whatever we wind up doing."


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


"I understand there was a wee bit of chat around, laborious I think 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 video games left and a plus-42 goal difference ahead of our closest rival, I'll inform you what, that's not tedious, 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 badly with his leg greatly braced throughout the celebrations.


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


Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin regreted the turning point.


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


"But the first goal was a real start the teeth provided it's a little bit of bad luck.


"The second one comes 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 internet."