Brendan Rodgers resigns as Celtic manager as Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney take over as interim manager | Football news

Brendan Rodgers has resigned as Celtic manager, with former boss Martin O'Neill making a temporary return.

Rodgers' second spell at Celtic ended after Sunday's 3-1 Premiership defeat at Hearts, leaving them eight points behind the Edinburgh side.

Former Hoops boss O'Neill and ex-Celtic player Shaun Maloney have been put in temporary charge at Parkhead.

A statement from Celtic on Monday evening read: “Celtic Football Club can confirm that football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation. It has been accepted by the club and Brendan will leave his role with immediate effect.

“The club appreciates Brendan’s contribution to Celtic during his two very successful spells at the club.

“Brendan leaves Celtic with our thanks for the role he played during a period of continued success for the club and we wish him even more success in the future.

“The process of appointing a new permanent manager is underway and the club will inform its supporters about this as soon as possible.

“We are pleased that during this interim period, former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill and former Celtic player Shaun Maloney have agreed to take charge of Celtic's first team affairs. Further details will be confirmed shortly.”

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