Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has defended ex-England manager Sam Allardyce, who he believes has been a victim of "embarrassing" journalism.
The former Sunderland manager, who left his post after just 67 days in charge, was being investigated by the Football Association.
A sting operation carried out by the Telegraph reported the manager claiming that a "psychological barrier" is behind England's failure to perform at the top level.
The Football Association was investigating allegations that Allardyce used his position as the manager of the Three Lions in order to negotiate a £400,000 deal and tell the undercover journalists that third-party ownership rules can be worked around.
The former Liverpool manager though has stood by his former Premier League counterpart, insisting that the tactics used by the journalists are embarrassing. Rodgers also took time to insist that he would not really want to add anything more on that controversial matter.
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"What a tactic that is, isn't it? The poor guy is going into a job [with England]", Rodgers said at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Manchester City game.
"It's actually embarrassing on some parts of the [media] profession.
"I've got nothing to add to it."
