Martin O'Neill says he had to "pull myself off the floor" when he was asked to take interim charge of Celtic following Brendan Rodgers' exit.

Celtic are back at Paradise for a midweek fixture under the lights, and for the first time this season, fans inside the UK & Ireland can watch the game LIVE on Celtic TV via pay-per-view for just

Martin O'Neill has confirmed that he does not intend to remain as Celtic head coach beyond the end of the season, saying he "will keep the seat warm."

Former Celtic captain Paul Lambert thinks the Scottish champions have "pulled a rabbit out the hat" by persuading Martin O'Neill to return as interim manager after the departure of Brendan Rodgers. The 73-year-old won three league titles, three Scottish Cups and one League Cup with Celtic and also led the club to the 2003 Uefa Cup final.

It comes a day after the Scottish champions fell to a 3-1 defeat at Hearts, opening up an eight-point gap at the top of the league.

Martin O’Neill expects Celtic to target a ‘young coach who has proven ability’ with Kieran McKenna emerging as an early contender to replace Brendan Rodgers as manager. Rodgers handed in his resignation on Monday, 24 hours after the 3-1 defeat to ...

Martin O'Neill has told TalkSport about his shock at being offered the interim position by Celtic: "I took a gasp of breath and thought, is this real or surreal? "It's difficult really to turn down somebody who gave you the job in the first place when he had really some great options a way back 25 years ago.