Dermot Desmond gives Peter Lawwell full credit for bringing Ange Postecoglou to Celtic

Dermot Desmond has given Peter Lawwell full credit for bringing Ange Postecoglou to Celtic.

The Parkhead club's principal shareholder insists the now retired CEO was adamant that the 56-year-old was the man to take the job after talks with Eddie Howe collapsed.

Postecoglou has since united a club fractured by the blow of missing out on 10 In A Row in disastrous fashion - winning the Premier Sports Cup and guiding his side within touching distance of the Premiership title.

Celtic remain in the hunt for a domestic Treble and fans have taken the Aussie to their hearts despite his initial appointment coming as a surprise.

And Desmond was keen to credit Lawwell for his insistence that Postecoglou should be on the club's five-man shortlist to replace Neil Lennon.

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Desmond told Celtic TV: "What Peter and I did on a continuous basis is put five names on the list we feel could be the manager of Celtic. We always had a list of five.

"In this case we had a list of five and Ange was on the list.

"I had no idea who Ange was, I couldn't pronounce his name. Peter was insistent he was a person we should put on the list, that he had a great record.

"We pursued another manager in public. He was excellent to