Brendan Rodgers has appealed for greater legislation to tackle anti-social behaviour after a number of incident involving high profile footballers this week.

Celtic winger Scott Sinclair was the subject of verbal abuse when he used a private lounge at Glasgow airport while Rangers defender Russell Martin was on the end of personal abuse too in the aftermath of the weekend game.

“It is poor that sort of thing still happens, in a private lounge at the airport as well,” said Rodgers.

“I spoke to him [Scott] about it and he’s okay. It’s not a nice thing to have to deal with. You are a footballer on the pitch, but you are also a human being as well.

“That doesn’t entitle people to come up and think they can have a go at you.

“I’ve felt for a long time something should be done about it.

“You saw it the other week with Eddie Jones [England rugby coach. Russell Martin as well. People shouldn’t have the right to say and do what they want. It’s disgraceful.

“People wonder why you are a bit cold with people, but you have to be wary in this day and age, with social media and everything that goes with it. People try to extract something out of you.

“I feel there should be something done, there’s no way people should get away with it.”

Rodgers was supposed to be part of Sky Sport’s Monday night football show this week but the programme was cancelled in the wake of the scandal surrounding pundit Jamie Carragher.

Rodgers sought to make no excuses for the former Liverpool defender’s behaviour after he was filed spitting out of his car window towards a teenage girl and her father.

However, Rodgers was keen to point out the entirety of the scenario believing that there was wrongdoing on both parts.

“I was on my way to London when I got the message saying the show had to be cancelled,” said the Hoops boss. “Listen, he wouldn’t want anyone to defend him for his actions, that’s not right.

“I know Jamie well enough to know there will be no one more remorseful than him.

“There’s no excuse, but I’ve had it myself when I’ve been goaded. You can be on a train and someone is being smart the whole journey.

“Look at Jamie’s situation, there’s a guy who is driving and endangering the life of his daughter. It’s absolutely nonsense.

“Just because you are a player or a manager or someone in the public eye?

“We all have responsibilities, we have to be role models, which is important. But there has to be a level of respect going the other way was well.

“I only hope something can be done to legislate so it doesn’t keep happening.”