Scott Brown Has His Say on Martin O’Neill and Celtic Future After Rangers Flop

Scott Brown has had his say on Martin O’Neill’s future as Celtic manager following a second defeat to rivals Rangers in a row. The Hoops were poor against their old foes at Parkhead and, despite having 60,000 fans in attendance…

By Michael Ross · CeltsAreHere

Published: Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 3:20 PM

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Former captain Scott Brown has backed manager Martin O'Neill despite Celtic's recent poor form.
Celtic suffered a 1-0 defeat to rivals Rangers at Parkhead, marking their second consecutive derby loss.
The defeat to Rangers is Celtic's third consecutive loss in all competitions, including a midweek defeat to Ferencvaros.

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Former Celtic captain Scott Brown has backed manager Martin O'Neill despite the club suffering a 1-0 defeat to rivals Rangers at Parkhead. The loss was Celtic's second consecutive defeat against Rangers, following a previous loss in the Premier Sports Cup, and their third consecutive defeat overall after a midweek Europa League loss to Ferencvaros.

Despite some supporters calling for O'Neill's departure, Brown insisted that the Northern Irishman remains the right man for the job. He highlighted the need for Celtic to improve their goalscoring, stop conceding in every game, and welcome back key players like Yang to help turn their form around.

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