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Returning Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers believes that his football philosophy remains largely unchanged but feels he will be a more astute operator in his second spell at the club.

The Northern Irishman returned to Parkhead almost four and a half years after he left to take charge of Leicester in the Premier League.

"In terms of how we play my teams always play with an attacking philosophy," he said.

"We always set out to win. That's never changed. When my teams are at their best that's what they do.

"I am a better manager than when I sat here seven years ago (at the start of his first spell) and certainly than four years ago.

"Experiences good and bad always help you, and that was the beauty of coming back here. It's an amazing club and hopefully we can continue moving forward."

When asked whether he was looking forward getting to grips with the Scottish Premiership and battling for the title, he laughed: "Yes, and battling with the media, that was always good fun!

"I have to say, Scotland brought me a lot of happiness on and off the pitch when I was here. Obviously the joy at Celtic was amazing and how successful we were.

"Off the pitch I had a lot of respect for the city and country as a whole, hence why when we were thinking of coming back, it was not just about the football side.

"Even though the last moments here were difficult off the field, it still didn't change for us the feelings we had here at Celtic.

"I'm delighted to be here from a professional perspective taking on all the teams, and also from a family perspective."