Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is a “better” coach than newly appointed Chelsea boss Graham Potter, and he has the ability to replace Jurgen Klopp when the German leaves Liverpool, according to Paul Slane.

The former Hoops player claims that, while he does see the Australian moving south of the border to manage a team in England eventually, he still expects him to be at the club at the start of next season:

“I think Postecoglou’s going to be the next Liverpool manager, I really do. I think he’ll be the next Liverpool manager when Jurgen Klopp decides to go or Liverpool decide to part with him. Who else takes the Liverpool job after Klopp? At times in this season’s Champions League game against Real Madrid, the European champions, Celtic were unbelievable, so I think Ange Postecoglou is good enough to be the next Liverpool manager. If people think Graham Potter is better than Postecoglou, and he can get the Chelsea job, then they’re wrong”

“Sadly I think Postecoglou will be too good to stick around at Celtic for the next four or five years. He’ll want the Premier League, the top teams, the money… I think Ange will want to go and face off against the world’s top managers week-in, week-out. So I think it’ll be hard for him to stay with Celtic. But come the first game of next season, I think he’ll still be managing Celtic.”

Slane certainly makes some fair points about Postecoglou’s ability. His team did go toe-to-toe with Real Madrid in their Champions League group game although, it must be said, it was a one-off game and Celtic eventually lost 3-0.

The 57-year-old has definitely shown he can cut it with the very best but he has been in Scotland for barely a year. He will surely be looking to stay around for the short term, at least, and win a fair few trophies, before even considering the next move in his career.