Graeme Souness has warned Celtic won't be lying down after yielding their Premiership dominance to Rangers - and thinks appointing Roy Keane would be a step in the right direction.
The Parkhead side are on the lookout for a new boss after their whimpering pursuit of a tenth straight title cost Neil Lennon his job earlier this season.
A number of names have been touted with interim boss John Kennedy in the running, alongside the likes of Enzo Maresca and Chris Wilder.
Another one of the prominent contenders is Keane, who last coached with Nottingham Forest and played for Celtic at the tail end of his illustrious career.
Known for his fiery character and no-nonsense personality on and off the pitch, he would certainly bring some steel to the hotseat.
And Souness, who regularly works with Keane on punditry duties, says the Irishman would be a risk worth taking...if only to see him go toe to toe with Steven Gerrard on the touchline.
Writing in his Times column, Souness said: “Rangers and Celtic are arguably the hardest jobs in British football because you’re judged on four games and expected to wipe the floor with everybody else, so the criticism and pressure is severe.
“This was a make or break season for Gerrard, I don’t think he could have stayed if Celtic had won a tenth consecutive title, knowing the pressures up there.
"There always has to be a loser and Neil Lennon, who I’ve worked with on television and have a lot of time for, has lost the league and his job.
“Don’t expect Celtic to roll over and accept this as the norm. They will respond this summer.
“I can’t second guess their board, but if they went for Roy Keane, as a report suggested, it would light the touch paper and be great for the Scottish game because people throughout football and far beyond Scotland would be talking about the rivalry with those two personalities in charge.
“When you’re employed by either club, you soon learn what it means to the supporters. I believe there’s four clubs in Britain that are institutions — Rangers and Celtic in Glasgow and Liverpool and Manchester United in England.
"I’m sure supporters of other clubs up and down the country will disagree, but that’s how I see it.”
