Brendan Rodgers made sure he savoured trophy day at Celtic Park after getting his hands on the cinch Premiership silverware again.
The champions rounded off their league campaign with a 3-2 win over St Mirren before Santa Claus delivered the trophy – six months after being booed while doing the half-time prize draw during a defeat by Hearts.
They will aim to get their hands on another trophy next weekend when they take on Rangers in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final, but Rodgers afforded himself the luxury of living in the moment.
When asked what he was thinking when he lifted the trophy he won in 2017 and 2018, Rodgers said: "Enjoy it. I think this is the beauty of coming back here. When I came here the first time I loved every second of it but I was so fixated with the next thing. Even on a day like today.
"So I promised myself that I was going to really enjoy this time however long I am here, and every moment and every special moment because they are not always going to be there.
"I really, really enjoyed that today, knowing that it was not going to affect the next thing. That's what experience gives you. We have lots of time to get our preparation in.
"Today was a brilliant Celtic day. The sun was shining, Santa Claus gets his just rewards in the end, and it was just a really special day."
Rodgers revealed he showed his players a "collage of negativity" to inspire them to prove the critics wrong after Celtic lost a seven-point lead to Rangers and then finished eight points clear.
He was also motivated to shape the sequel to his own Celtic story 11 months ago when he returned to Glasgow more than four years after leaving the club to join Leicester mid-season.
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