BREN WAS NEVER AT RACES

Rodgers has learned hard way what happens when you take on guys like Desmond, just like Sir Alex did

- BY JEREMY CROSS

BRENDAN Rodgers picked a fight he could never win.

Just like Sir Alex Ferguson did more than two decades ago. Because those who take on Irish businessman Dermot Desmond tend to finish on the losing side.

Just like Rodgers has now, having left Celtic with his managerial reputation damaged. But no one should be surprised how Desmond, the most powerful figure at Celtic, decided to unleash a brutal character assassination on Rodgers.