Heartbroken John Hartson has laid bare the scale of the rebuild at Celtic following Scottish Cup defeat to Rangers.
Steven Gerrard's side got the better of their rivals at Ibrox to consign the Hoops to their first season without silverware in over a decade.
Before the season kicked off, Hartson admits he thought the side would have cruised to their 10th consecutive Premiership title - talking about a run of 14 behind closed doors.
However, the Parkhead hero is now concerned about the scale of the recruitment drive needed on the pitch with no manager in place.
He told Premier Sports: “To lose the league by 20 points there is certainly a lot of work to be done.
"It’s incredible to think they were so far ahead, I was actually going about telling people they will do 12, 13, 14 in a row, they were that far ahead at one point.
“Scott Brown is leaving the football club, Peter Lawwell is leaving after many years, and Celtic at this moment in time are still searching for a manager. There’s not even a manager in place. In terms of players leaving, who is coming and going, who is making those big decisions?
“There are players at Celtic on loan, there are players out on loan, the two big players Edouard and Ajer will probably leave the club, Christie has one year left.
“A this moment in time there is so much work to be done staff wise and personal player wise."
Hartson was then asked about Rangers post-match gloat as their official Twitter account celebrated "the best team in the country".
The Welshman was scathing in his verdict.
“They beat them all season, not just today," he said. "We haven’t touched them.
“To play for Celtic or Rangers you have got to be a certain type, a certain character. You’ve got to have a winning mentality.
“Celtic have had the winning mentality for nine years, but you look at the recruitment, the goalkeeper, people don’t think Scott Bain is good enough to continue in goal. They need a goalkeeper.
“Ajeti, no pass marks. Duffy, not up to pass marks. Laxalt, not up to pass marks, I could go on.
“You can’t just replace players that won’t be here next year, they have to be of a certain quality. Good players cost a lot of money.”
