Martin O'Neill says he would have 'happily stayed on' as interim Celtic boss in the wake of the club's Premier Sports Cup final defeat to St Mirren on Sunday.
O'Neill, 73, was already hailed as a legend in the east end of Glasgow but further cemented his status when he steadied Celtic's ropey early season form and secured seven wins out of eight.
His only defeat came to high-flying FC Midtjylland in the Europa League, while some of his biggest scalps included a 3-1 win over Rangers to set up Sunday's final and a victory of the same margin away to Feyenoord.