Matt O'Riley offers Celtic 'good place' reassurance that Ange Tottenham talk can't dampen amid relentless improvement

Matt O'Riley has no idea if tomorrow’s Scottish Cup Final is to be Ange Postecoglou ’s farewell. But if the lure of the Premier League and Tottenham Hotspur does prove too big for the Australian then O’Riley is certain of one thing - Celtic will be in a better place for his two years at the helm.

Just like the millions of supporters around the world, the Hoops midfielder hopes the manager is happy right where he is, winning titles with a free-flowing brand of football which has proved too hot for anyone in Scotland to handle.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle stand in the way of a fifth winners’ gong and a domestic clean sweep that would cement the progress marker made on the journey after an extremely impressive first season at the helm. But O’Riley reckons there’s growth, improvement and evolution to be seen all round Parkhead thanks to the manager.

No more so than in his own game which, having come through the other end of difficult period mid-season, he insists is ready to go to another level. Just like Celtic. The Angeball catchphrase might be ‘relentless’ but when it comes to delivering messages to his players O’Riley insists less is more is the manager’s secret. It’s an approach the former MK Dons ace has no doubt has made him a better player.

He said: “For sure. I’d be worried if I wasn’t improving - that’s the biggest red flag for me. Then I’d have to have a rethink.

“But I feel like I’m improving in every aspect. Mentally, physically and the fact we are in this position we are as a team is a bonus.

“I can’t speak for him but I’d like to think he’s happy purely because we’re doing so well. I’d say whatever happens the club is going to be in a good place. But I have no idea what’s going to happen.

“He’s a very