Celtic hero Alan Stubbs has backed Ange Postecoglou to remain in Glasgow for the foreseeable future and has drawn comparisons between the Australian and Brendan Rodgers.

The Englishman feels the 57-year-old still has a point to prove in Europe after this season's Champions League campaign after the Hoops failed to win a game in their section.

And he has also praised Postecoglou for unearthing "gems" in the transfer market compared to Rodgers who signed established players from the British game.

Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, he said: "I think Ange’s team has more of an edge to it in terms of how they press and they are more aggressive.

"I think the job he’s doing is more impressive than Brendan because he’s doing it with players that not a lot of people had heard about.

"Brendan brought in players that were tried and tested in English football, signed the better players in Scotland and found some good players from abroad and had better players anyway.

"But Ange has unearthed gems and their value is going through the roof so the Celtic board must be absolutely cock-a-hoop about the job that he’s doing.

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"The way I hear him talking he seems very content. He seems very at ease and there is no big rush to move onto the next project.

"He seems a very astute and very intelligent man and the players look like they enjoy playing for him.

"He has been linked with a few jobs in England. It looks like Tottenham is the biggest oneon the go right now and I have no doubt that Ange will feel he can do that job but it’s whether the owners feel the same way.

"I have a feeling he wants to achieve more at Celtic. Not just this season. He’s got one trophy in the bag, he’s effectively won the league and could win the treble.

"But I think he wants another crack at the Champions League. I’m sure he’ll desperately want to improve on what they did this season.

"It’s the one area he will feel there are big improvements to be made."

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