Rio Ferdinand gets Celtic lesson from Ange as former boss reveals why players accepted 'heavy price' of going at big guns

Rio Ferdinand used Celtic's pasting at the hands of Real Madrid to reveal why Ange Postecoglou's side were unwavering in their approach.

And the Australian coach reckons the former Manchester United and England defender is bang on the money when it comes to the style he implemented and thus perfected buring his two years in Glasgow. Celtic suffered a similar fate in the Champions League this week when rivals Atletico Madrid put six past Brendan Rodgers' team, with Postecoglou's group on the receiving end of a 5-1 defeat in the Spanish capital against Los Blancos last season. The Hoops, as they customarily did under the now Tottenham coach, went full pelt against Carlo Ancelotti's men at the Bernabeu with former star Jota on target.

Postecoglou has continued the all-guns blazing approach in the English Premier League with Spurs, with many now cottoning on that the charismatic Aussie won't change his unwavering style for anyone. And he admits it was the same against the Champions League winners when at Celtic, and that his squad took 'comfort' from him fronting up after the defeat when quizzed.

Ferdinand told Between the Lines when showing footage from the game: "This is Celtic against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. I can sense how strong you are of your principles and the way you play. Even when you're playing against a star-studded team, you're going to go for it and play the way you want to play. You get beat here 5-1 but you're still going for it."

Postecoglou responded: "Yeah, we pay a heavy price. This is what I'm saying, this is where the tests come where the players are looking at me and saying 'well, if we're going to change against Real Madrid then you don't really believe'. The challenge for Celtic then would have