Martin O’Neill is returning to Celtic as manager for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Wilfried Nancy.
The 73-year-old stepped in for eight games in the wake of Brendan Rodgers’ exit in October, winning seven of those.
He made way for Nancy in early December but the Frenchman departed on Monday after a sorry run of just two wins from eight matches.
“I am really pleased, in fact, very honoured to be asked back to manage the team again and I am looking forward to getting back to work again with the players,” O’Neill told club media.
“I know we would all have hoped for things to have worked out differently under Wilfried and I personally want to wish him good luck with everything he does in the game. He is a fine man and I am sure he will go on and achieve success again, I have no doubt of that.
“For me, I’ve been asked to take this great job on again and my focus will be to try and get us back to winning ways if we can. We will need everyone right behind us.”
O’Neill, who won seven trophies with Celtic from 2000-05, will again be assisted by Shaun Maloney, Mark Fotheringham and Stephen McManus.
Celtic, champions in 13 of the past 14 seasons, currently sit second in the Scottish Premiership, six points behind Hearts and ahead of Rangers on goals scored.
Under Nancy, they were beaten in the League Cup final by St Mirren, with O’Neill having overseen the semi-final win over Rangers.
“We still have a lot to look forward to and a lot to try and achieve, and myself, Shaun and the coaching staff and, of course, the players will be giving everything to achieve all the success we can for the club,” added O’Neill.
