‘Misleading, divisive and self-serving’ – Dermot Desmond issues scathing statement on Brendan Rodgers

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has resigned from his role with immediate effect

Dermot Desmond aimed criticism at Brendan Rodgers

Brendan Rodgers has departed Celtic amid dramatic accusations from principal shareholder Dermot Desmond that he had stoked division.

Former boss Martin O’Neill and ex-Celtic player Shaun Maloney have been put in temporary charge following Rodgers’ second mid-season exit.

The former Liverpool manager had consistently insisted he would only leave before his three-year contract expired if he was “emptied”, and his departure has opened the lid on the extent of internal strife.

Desmond delivered a withering statement in which he accused Rodgers of being “mislea

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