Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers under fire after calling female reporter a ‘good girl’ in tetchy interview

Celtics manager Brendan Rodgers has drawn criticism for his tetchy interview in which he declined to clarify a phrase he had made, referring to a female reporter as a “good girl.”

The Scottish champions’ recent performances have been a touch erratic, and it appeared as though they would be heading for another dismal stalemate on Sunday when they went to Motherwell.

However, goals from Luis Palma and Adam Idah in stoppage time gave the team a much-needed 3-1 victory to stay up with league leaders Rangers.

In a heated interview with BBC Radio Scotland’s Jane Lewis after the game, Rodgers was anything but pleased with the late win.

The Northern Irishman seemed to be unhappy with media coverage of his side and the ‘story being written’ about his players, but then repeatedly shot down Lewis when asked to explain his grievances.

After a terse back and forth, Rodgers can be heard giving the microphone back and going to walk away – but not before aiming a parting shot at the reporter.

Abruptly cutting off Lewis, he is heard saying: ‘Okay? Done. Good girl. Well done.’

Rodgers repeated the words a second time, though Lewis and a BBC Scotland colleague laughed off the exchange, saying: ‘There you go, he’s done.’

A clip of Rodgers’ interview was later posted on social media where it has since gone viral, with the former Liverpool boss accused of casual sexism for his comments and abrasive tone.

A spokeswoman from the Scottish Feminist Network said: ‘Jane Lewis was just doing her job, trying to extract an explanation from Brendan Rodgers on his cryptic comment.