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Armed police and a specialist negotiator raced to a siege situation at a block of flats in Paisley where a man was allegedly demanding that Brendan Rodgers return to Celtic.

A 31-year-old, armed with a weapon, barricaded himself inside a flat on Springbank Road, Paisley, before cops arrived at 11.15pm on Monday evening.

During a stand off he allegedly shouted a list of demands at police saying: "I want a bag of cans, I want Brendan Rodgers back, I want a job."

Neighbours watched in horror as armed cops stood guard outside the flat as white paint was tossed out of a window onto the street.

Officers were forced to close off the street and a negotiator was sent in to talk the man out of the property.

No one was injured in the seige.

The man was detained at midnight and eventually arrested and charged.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "At 11.15pm on Monday, March 18, officers received reports of a male causing a disturbance on Springbank Road, Paisley.

"Armed police and a negotiator were dispatched to the scene.

"At 00.05 a 31-year-old man was detained and taken for hospital assessment.

"No one was injured. The 31-year-old was then arrested and charged.

"A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal."