As Brendan Rodgers goes for six out of six this afternoon he has admitted that he is still motivated by a fear of failure at Celtic.

The 45-year-old have presided over an unscathed two seasons with Champions League football an intriguing and lucrative addendum to a period of unchallenged domestic dominance.

Having enjoyed an Invincible season in his inaugural term in office, Rodgers is now looking to make another bit of history by becoming the first manager in Scotland to win back-to-back Trebles.

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And it is the fear of not maintaining the steady supply of silverware that motivates him.

“For me, I said last year that as least I never that whenever the time was to leave here I knew I wasn’t a total disaster,” he said.

“That is always the fear. You come into a club you support and you’ve got to be with friends and family for the rest of your life once you’ve gone saying you were hopeless. At least I have got something to show. Above that, I never think so much.”

Rodgers could have more to ponder next week as he kicks back at the pool.

The Irishman could be the first man to achieve something unique with the club this afternoon but he has sought to distance himself from what a back-to-back Treble would mean on a personal level.

“I haven’t really thought about that,” he said. “My happiness would be for the players, for the supporters. “It’s a chance to create history in the club and that’s great. But I haven’t really thought about it too much. If we can get our sixth trophy in two seasons it would be absolutely amazing, but the thought is about performing in the game.

“I tend to take the emotion out of it, because if you go down that road it can come back to you when you reach a point in the game when you have to make a decision.

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“My job, as I said when I first came in, was to inspire supporters and give them some great memories. If we win, that will do that for them.

“It’s a brilliant chance for us. I never say to the players ‘you’ve got to take this chance because it will be the only chance in your life’ because part of me thinks ‘Do you not think you can do it again?’.

“So I never really go down that route with players but there’s no doubt there’s an opportunity to write another chapter in the great history of the club, there’s no doubt about that.

“You think of the great history of Scottish football - in all the various eras and levels of players - and there’s a reason why it’s never been done.

“All you want is a chance and we have a chance.”

Of the 17 Cup games that Rodgers has led Celtic into since his arrival, the Parkhead side have kept 13 cleat sheets. Furthermore, there hasn’t ever been an inkling that they looked in danger of losing one of them.

Last year’s final against Aberdeen was close to heading into extra-time but as appreciated by the Pittodrie side in the aftermath of the game, they had been pummelled for the entirety of the second period at Hampden.

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And while Celtic haven’t been quite so fluent in terms of their domestic performances this season, they have nevertheless been able to lift it when the occasion has demanded it.

“Over the couple of seasons that we’ve been here I’ve been really pleased with seeing that growth and development in the high-pressure games,” said Rodgers. “The level of their football in those games and how they’ve stayed calm and controlled in them is key.

“When I think back to when we first came a couple of years ago, there was a real trepidation around coming here for all the players, supporters, staff, workers at the club. It is a mindset that has changed. It doesn’t guarantee that you are always going to win, but what it does is give you what we all want in life, which is a chance and an opportunity.

“I sense that even this week. It has been great to look back on some of my notes and some of my plans from last year and see what my thoughts were to then looking at it this week. There is an equal focus, but we did it last year, we won the treble. That always gives you confidence and gives you that level of control going into the game.

“There is a different feeling this year because of that experience that the player have gained. You can anticipate a bit more how it will all work out. But certainly when we get up on Saturday morning and get ready knowing we are coming in to a really special occasion then of course the edge and the adrenaline will start to kick in. But we had a wonderful experience last year. It was fantastic to win it and to win the treble was a real special occasion.”