'By the way, Kilmarnock play 5-4-1, sometimes 5-3-2…’ ‌

Brendan Rodgers’ parting words on Friday after one of the most incredible press conferences in recent memory were every bit as pitch perfect as the 4000 or so that came before. ‌

No one in the Lennoxtown media room had even mentioned Kilmarnock in 32 minutes where the Celtic manager held court and didn’t miss a single target. ‌

Sunday's game is huge – but in the circumstances it was a sideshow. And Rodgers knew it.

He also knew by then he’d delivered a kind of media masterclass that should be shown on SFA coaching courses down at Inverclyde for the next 20 years.

Seriously, a few of us long term Rodgers observers have witnessed some crackers over the years, but this one was on another level. ‌

If the Irishman’s ol

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