Rodgers says that he knows what he is good at “better than ever” after his experiences with Liverpool and Celtic Times Photographer Marc Aspland

On Brendan Rodgers’ desk in his office, which offers beautiful sweeping views onto the Scottish countryside, sit several business books including How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins. It promises to explain how companies can grow hubristic with success, and how leaders should seek to keep their teams on top.

Valuable reading for someone in Rodgers’ position, standing on the brink of a historic double Treble with Celtic, a feat not accomplished even by Jock Stein. If Celtic beat Motherwell in the Scottish Cup final this afternoon, they will have gone where no side north of the border have ever gone before.

Book in hand, Rodgers explains that he is studying how to keep driving forward, to stretch himself, “to stay at the cutting edge”…