Search begins for Strachan successor

CELTIC will aim to appoint a new manager as quickly as possible after Gordon Strachan stepped down in the wake of their failure to clinch a fourth successive title.

Strachan quit a day after a 0-0 draw with Hearts heralded a disappointing end to an otherwise successful four years in charge.

Strachan was never fully accepted by a large number of Celtic fans and he never hid his unease at the media coverage surrounding the Old Firm.