Brendan Rodgers has hit back at Philippe Clement after the Rangers manager claimed Celtic were operating on a different level financially to his own club.
Speaking ahead of Thursday’s meeting with Tottenham in the Europa League and Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final against the Parkhead men, the Belgian was at pains to point out the disadvantage the Ibrox side were at.
‘Maybe we need to say (the two games are) financially out of our league, but we’re going to compete,’ he said after his side’s 3-0 win at Ross County in the Premiership.
And while Rodgers doesn’t dispute that Celtic are in better shape off the park than their great rivals, he contends that’s only because the custodians of his club have run a tight ship down the years.
‘Listen, Philippe will have whatever he feels he needs to look at within ourselves. I’m only interested in Celtic, really,’ said the Northern Irishman.
‘Where Celtic has come from over a number of years, this is a club that’s been organically grown. We haven’t been handed money.
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