As Martin O’Neill puts Celtic’s Honda Civic into top gear with two quickfire wins on his return to the wheel, was self-important Brendan Rodgers the problem all along?

Even when it became clear that his tenure as Celtic manager was coming to an end, Brendan Rodgers certainly didn’t suffer from a lack of self-confidence.

Bold and brash to the point he would have given David Brent a run for his money, Rodgers remained the president and chief spokesperson of his own fan club right until the very end.

After being questioned about his now infamous Honda Civic analogy and whether he had any regrets, Rodgers doubled down on it prior to the Europa League game…