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brendan rodgers has resigned from his post as celtic Manager with immediate effect.
Rodgers’ departure comes the day after the Hoops’ defeat Scottish Premiership leaders HeartDue to which the defending champion remained eight points behind the top spot.
The club have confirmed that former manager Martin O’Neill, along with former player Sean Maloney, will take charge of the team on an interim basis.
“Celtic Football Club can confirm that football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation,” a club statement said.
“The Club has accepted this and Brendan will leave his role with immediate effect.”
It marks the end of Rodgers’ second stint in charge of Celtic, in which he guided the club to two more league titles – the same number he achieved between 2016 and 2019 before moving to Leicester City.
After returning to replace Anze Postecoglou in 2023, the Northern Irishman recorded league and cup doubles in both full seasons of his tenure, winning the Scottish Cup in 2023/24 before winning the Scottish League Cup last year.
“The club appreciates Brendan’s contribution to Celtic during two extremely successful periods at the club,” the statement read.
“Brendan leaves Celtic with our thanks for the role he has played during a period of continued success for the club and we wish him further success in the future.”
But despite past success, Rodgers has made a terrible start to the new season, which has seen his team fail to make the title race after only five wins from their first nine.
They have failed to take advantage of the even sharper decline of Old Firm rivals Rangers, with Russell Martin’s disastrous reign taking Gers out of the title equation from the start.
Yet this season will be no one-horse race for Celtic, who already find themselves with an eight-point gap to catch up with runaway leaders Hearts.
Now they will need to turn their season around with a new face in the dugout, with Celtic revealing that the search for a permanent replacement for Rodgers is underway.
For now, former Aston Villa and Sunderland boss O’Neill will take the reins, alongside former Wigan and Scotland midfielder Maloney.
“The process of appointing a new permanent manager is underway and the club will provide further information to supporters as soon as possible,” the statement said.
“We are delighted that former Celtic manager, Martin O’Neill, and former Celtic player, Sean Maloney, have agreed to take charge of Celtic first-team affairs during this interim period. Further details will be confirmed shortly.”