Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted his disappointment at the verdict of his SFA hearing yesterday.
The boss will be in the stand at the Tony Macaroni Arena, but is free to take charge from the technical area at Ibrox.
Although this comes as somewhat of a win, Rodgers has admitted his and the club’s disheartenment at the result of the trial. He said: [Sky Sports] “We’re obviously disappointed with the outcome however we respect the decision.
“My thanks go to the club for their unwavering support in helping us fight it but like I say, we respect the decision and move on.”
When asked if he has any regrets over his comments after the Hearts loss, Rodgers said: “No. I think there’s just a misunderstanding of interpretation, really.
“In all my time when I’ve been in Scotland, I’ve always talked about standards, to improve standards.
“My whole drive always up here has been about the standards and I just felt that on that day, it wasn’t quite where we’d want it to be.
“Certainly, I had no regrets over it [comments], no.”
Sunday will be the first time Rodgers will have been in the stands as a manager. It will be a strange experience, but at Livingston, he is not too far away from the pitch.
Although his lack of presence in the dugout may make a difference, as long as the Hoops come away with three points, fans will be content.
Winning at this stage of the campaign is all that matters and if the Celts are victorious in their next eight league matches, they will be champions again come May.
