Brendan Rodgers accused of being 'divisive, misleading, and self-serving' as he quits Celtic

Martin O'Neill and former Celtic player Shaun Maloney will take over on an interim basis. The club's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond was highly critical of Brendan Rodgers. 

Brendan Rodgers has resigned as Celtic manager. Pic: Steve Welsh/PA Wire.

The scale of recent disharmony inside Celtic has come to light with the resignation of Brendan Rodgers. By way of immediate response the club’s main – and typically publicity-shy – shareholder, Dermot Desmond, has remarkably unleashed on what he branded “self-serving” behaviour by Rodgers. In a further dramatic twist and two decades after leaving the club, Martin O’Neill will return to take charge of Celtic on an interim basis.

Celtic confirmed Rodgers had left his position shortly before 10pm on Monday. O’Neill, assisted by Shaun Maloney, will preside over Wednesday’s visit of Falkirk to Celtic Park and most likely the League Cup semi-final against Rangers on Sunday. Celtic are likely to at least assess the situation of Ange Postecoglou, another of their former managers who left Nottingham Forest earlier this month.