Celtic have confirmed that Brendan Rodgers has stepped down as manager of the club with immediate effect.

Rodgers found himself under intense scrutiny following an inauspicious start to the new Scottish Premiership season, with the reigning champions sitting eight points adrift of top-of-the-table Hearts.

A dismal 3-1 defeat away to the league leaders on Sunday proved to be the final match of Rodgers’ second managerial spell at Celtic Park, which began in June 2023.

The Bhoys had also started poorly in the Europa League this term, winning just one of their opening three games at home to Austrian outfit Sturm Graz.

Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney will take over the reins on an interim basis and Celtic have reassured supporters that ‘further details will be confirmed shortly’.

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