‘Celtic could be the biggest club’

average attendance i n Britain. People look down on the Scottish game but that says everything for the power and size of Celtic.

“The support base is worldwide and every player who comes to play at Celtic Park throughout history — the Lionel Messis of the world, everyone — talks about the atmosphere there.

“If you bring that foundation and, instead of maybe £2 million from TV money, you can get over £100 million, plus everything else that is generated by that, then you are in a different ball game altogether.”

Although it is effectively a dead rubber — City are guaranteed to finish in their current position of second — Rodgers has described tonight’s clash as a “big game” that is important for his side’s ongoing development.

Celtic come up against a City outfit who are fourth in the Premier League after their 3-1 home loss to Chelsea on Saturday.

And Rodgers, whose Liverpool team fell just short of winning the Premier League title in 2013-14, said of his opposite number, ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola: “I think it is just going to take Pep that wee bit of time to impose the game he wants.

“He really is a top-class manager, and has proven that — but the Premier League is different. He won’t have had the level of competition that’s in the Premier League.”

Dundee United Business Club held their annual dinner recently at the Invercarse Hotel where guests celebrated the 50th Anniversary of United playing in European competition against Barcelona. Special guests for the evening were goalkeeper Sandy Davie...