Brendan Rodgers gets searing Celtic performance review as former Aberdeen supremo lets rip out of nowhere

Former Aberdeen chief Keith Wyness has let rip at Brendan Rodgers out of nowhere - and reckons the Celtic board should make a change before he sinks the ship.

Rodgers' second spell as Parkhead boss has been a rocky one and having once held a commanding lead at the top of the Premiership, they now face a battle with a resurgent Rangers team to reclaim their crown. A patchy signing record in the summer hasn't helped matters and recent performances have been inconsistent - losing to Hearts two weeks ago and requiring a late show to down Livingston in the Scottish Cup.

Their fate is still within their own hands but it's fair to say that so far, it hasn't been the triumphant return many Celtic fans envisioned when the former Invincible Treble-winning boss was named as Ange Postecoglou's replacement. And in a rather out-of-the-blue rant, Wyness - who was Aberdeen CEO from 2000 to 2004 and also held top jobs at Everton and Aston Villa - has let rip at the Irishman.

He told Football Insider: “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a change in manager in the off-season. I don’t know if Rodgers was the right pick. It’s not a happy ship. It does seem to be on the pitch where the failings have come. It certainly seems that they’ve been underperforming in some pretty key games.

“If you’re not first in Scotland, you’re nowhere – and I think the footballing side is what I’d be focusing on to find answers. I don’t have any sympathy for Rodgers. He’s a very experienced manager and he knew what he was walking into.

“That was part of the charm for him. I think he’s running on borrowed time. It’s going to be very hard to claw it back after this unhappy start. Even if he wins the league, I think it will only be a year or two before he ends up