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Michael Gannon

Packie Bonner backs Brendan Rodgers over Celtic return following four year England spell

Ireland legend Packie Bonner reckons Brendan Rodgers has returned to Celtic older and wiser following his four years back in England.

And the tricks of the trade he’s picked up will be needed when it comes to transfer targets this summer. The former Hoops No.1 knows there’s no real need to tinker too much on the home front with the Parkhead squad packing plenty of punch for the Premiership.

However, there will need to be some tweaking done by the returning gaffer if they are to make an impression where it truly matters. Rodgers is determined to make a fist of the Champions League and Bonner believes there will need to be a different approach from his gung-ho style last time at the club and the wild ride under Ange Postecoglou. The Parkhead favourite said: “It’s going to be fascinating. Brendan knows he has a winning squad with that intensity running through it.

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