Rio Ferdinand advocates for who he wants as Celtic’s next manager ahead of Ange Postecoglou

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Celtic have been making the headlines across the footballing world for all the wrong reasons recently.

Brendan Rodgers’ abrupt resignation on Monday evening has caused a storm in Glasgow, and now Celtic are looking for a new manager.

There have been a fair few players and coaches, with Celtic connections, linked to the manager’s gig, including Ange Postecoglou, Robbie Keane, Scott Brown, and Craig Bellamy.

And now on social media, former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has backed a former Hoops striker for the gig, ahead of Treble-winning coach, Postecoglou.

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Rio Ferdinand backs Robbie Keane for Celtic manager’s job ahead of Ange Postecoglou

The Telegraph were reporting three contenders for the Celtic manager’s job – Keane, Postecoglou, and Kieran McKenna.

When it was reported that the trio are ‘in the running’, Ferdinand simply posted on social media, ‘Keanoooo’, as he seemingly made his feelings clear as to who he wants as Celtic’s next boss.

Keane’s managerial record at Ferencvárosi

Keane has managed three clubs, and he is currently the manager of Ferencvárosi TC of Hungary.

The 45-year-old has also managed in the Europa League, and they are currently fifth in the Hungarian league – four points off the leaders with a game in hand.

This is how Keane’s record at Ferencvárosi looks on paper.

• Games managed at Ferencvárosi: 45
• Wins: 26
• Draws: 11
• Losses: 8
• Goals scored: 108
• Goals conceded: 56
• Points Per Game: 1.98