Alex Gordon

The Irish legend, who had a five-month spell at the Hoops in 2006, was highly critical of his old club after their 3-0 hammering from Bayern Munich.

The central defender moved to the Championship outfit in the summer after being released by the Hoops.

However, the Italian insisted he would only take the job if the Hoops had a team that could take on Europe’s elite on a regular basis.

CELTIC legend Henrik Larsson has revealed he still feels pain at the Hoops' Uefa Cup final defeat even though it was 14 years ago.