Kris Boyd has taken aim at Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Celtic, and asked why the former manager of Leicester and Liverpool came back to the team.

When compared to this time last season, the Rangers hero indicated that the Scottish champions had fewer goals and fewer points.

Adam Idah’s last-minute penalty at Easter Road against Hibernian on Wednesday night kept Celtic atop the table by three points.

But in Boyd’s opinion, the outcome just covers over defects. In his piece for the Scottish Sun, he stated: “I thought that Rodgers in his 2016–17 season would come back and blow Celtic away once more.

Instead, as demonstrated by Wednesday’s awful performance against Hibs, Parkhead supporters are witnessing a totally different boss.

“Yes, two penalties helped Celtic win the match, and it might prove to be a crucial three points.

Yes, they still lead and have a chance to win the championship despite a better Rangers squad.

However, as I stated on Sky Sports, a robbery was the outcome. And based on the response, Celtic supporters are even more concerned that Philippe Clement’s team will defeat them as a result of their Easter Road performance.

“It’s obvious that something is off at the club. The team that won the Triple Crown the previous year has underachieved much too much.

“After 25 Premiership games last season, they are nine points and twenty-one goals worse down.

However, that only scratches the surface of a season that has generated a great deal of uncertainty around Rodgers’ return.

The 50-year-old player’s conversation with the Celtic board to persuade him to come back has also left the former Scotland international perplexed.

“When [Ange] Postecoglou first left for Tottenham, the Northern Irishman privately made it clear he wasn’t interested,” he added.

“What happened to convince him a second stint there was a good idea is anybody’s guess.”

“Exactly what vision Dermot Desmond and the Celtic board sold him, I don’t know — but it surely wasn’t this,” he went on to say.

It has felt like a couple trying one more marital try when watching Rodgers and Celtic this season.

The second attempt appears to have been a mistake after the first one ultimately failed.

“It appears certain that the reunion won’t endure over time, win or lose the title.

On Wednesday, he gave Easter Road his best shot, and his countenance was filled with relief.

It’s hard for me to recall ever seeing him that way in his lengthy tenure as a manager. Rodgers was aware of the significance of the victory for both himself and his squad.

“The Hoops punters, who have been directing their anger to the boardroom instead of the dugout, were on the verge of turning on him, big time.”

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