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Chris Sutton delivers passionate defence of Scottish football as he slams 'elitism' behind attacks on Celtic and Brendan Rodgers on Mail Sport's podcast 'It's All Kicking Off' - with pundit biting back over 'misguided judgment'

Chris Sutton has hit back at Ian Ladyman over his divisive comments on Celtic and Brendan Rodgers, labelling his recent Mail Sport column as 'elitism' and 'misguided'.

Sutton, a legend at Celtic Park after his trophy-laden spell between 2000 and 2006, launched into an impassioned defence of the club and Scottish football as a whole.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Ladyman had questioned why Rodgers had returned to Celtic, taking umbrage at his choice to chase his achievements from his first stint.

But on the latest edition of the 'It's All Kicking Off' podcast, Sutton took the opportunity to bite back and shared his disagreement with Ladyman's arguments.