Well, that’s awkward! How Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic replacement Martin O’Neill tore into team’s decline – and tipped them to lose Scottish title – on the SAME DAY he was then handed the job

Former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill was bullish about the chances of Celtic’s Scottish Premiership title rivals Hearts – just hours before he was appointed to the dugout at Celtic Park in the wake of Brendan Rodgers’ acrimonious departure. 

Between 2000 and 2005, the 73-year-old helped the Scottish side secure the title three times, claimed the Scottish Cup three times, and guided them to a UEFA Cup final. 

On the heels of Rodgers’ incendiary exit, O’Neill returns only in a temporary…