Scottish champions Celtic have announced the appointment of Brendan Rodgers as their new manager on a 12-month rolling contract.
The former Liverpool manager had recently been linked with a move to take over from Ronny Deila, who left at the end of the season, and the Bhoys have now appointed the Northern Irishman.
A number of other candidates were also in the running, including the likes of David Moyes, Neil Lennon and Manchester United legend Roy Keane.
Rodgers, who was sacked by Liverpool in October last year, had become the favourite over the course of the last few days with a number of experts backing his appointment.
Speaking post his appointment, the 43-year-old said that he is dedicated to giving everything to his new job and will give it his best effort to bring exciting and entertaining football to Celtic Park.
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"I am absolutely delighted to be named Celtic manager", Rodgers told his new club's official website.
"This is genuinely a huge honour for me. I have followed Celtic all my life and to be given this fantastic opportunity and to be part of such a truly great football club is a dream come true.
"I will give my new role everything I have and do all I can to bring our supporters exciting, entertaining and winning football."
Speaking about what he has seen the Hoops do over the course of recent years, the former Liverpool boss said that he wants to continue with the trend and also help them make their mark in Europe.
"The club has been in magnificent shape in recent years and has collected silverware regularly during this time. My objective now, of course, is to continue this work, to keep us at the top and again make our mark in Europe.
"I know what a magnificent support Celtic enjoys and I can promise our fans one thing – that I will be doing everything I can to give you a team that you can be proud of and a team that delivers.
"I can't wait to be in Paradise with our team and our fans as we all get to work."
