GORDON STRACHAN is adamant Brendan Rodgers could handle the pressure of succeeding Arsene Wenger at Arsenal – after thriving amid the suffocating scrutiny of life as Celtic boss.  

Rodgers, who is chasing an unprecedented double Treble as his trophy-laden tenure as Hoops manager continues, has been listed among the front-runners for the Gunners vacancy after it was confirmed Wenger would leave the club this summer following 22 years at the helm. 

Celtic’s majority shareholder Dermot Desmond has made it clear he would not stand in the 45-year-old’s way, should he be approached for the role.

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And Strachan (below), who won six major honours with the Parkhead club between 2005 and 2009, believes Rodgers’ success in Glasgow would be the perfect grounding – both on and off the pitch.

“Yes, there is a gap [in the level between Arsenal and Celtic] but there’s absolutely no gap in terms of the stress you get,” said Strachan.

“When you’re at Celtic, if you can deal with the stress and the media up there, you can deal with it anywhere. 

“It’s a great grounding experience to go anywhere in the world, maybe apart from Barcelona or Real Madrid where it’s really vicious. If you can deal with it at Celtic, you can deal with anything that comes along.

“A bonus you get as Celtic manager is you play in the Champions League and you have to deal with the top, top teams. So there’s preparation and experience there.”

Strachan reckons Rodgers’ three-year stint at Liverpool, which saw him come agonisingly close to winning the Premier League title during a barn-storming 2013/14 campaign, should not be underestimated when the Arsenal power-brokers consider their next move. 

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Luis Enrique, Mikel Arteta, Leonardo Jardim and Massimiliano Allegri are among the other luminaries being linked with the post.  

“Brendan has done it at Liverpool,” Strachan told talkSPORT. “Some of the managers who are being talked about [for the Arsenal job] have never been anywhere near winning the Premier League like Brendan was at Liverpool.”

Strachan added: “Celtic understood when they took Brendan on that if he did a great job, which he has done there, he would get the call somewhere else.”