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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers heads PFA Scotland prize nominees

Brendan Rodgers acknowledges Celtic fans' 10-in-a-row chants
Image: Brendan Rodgers has already won the league and League Cup since arriving at Celtic

Brendan Rodgers could cap his first season at Celtic with the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award.

The former Liverpool boss is one of four nominees for the prize, with the winner being announced in Glasgow on Sunday evening.

Rodgers has had an impressive debut campaign at Celtic Park, leading his side to the Premiership title and the League Cup so far.

He could deliver what would be the club's fourth domestic treble later this month if they can defeat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.

Celtic are also unbeaten domestically and have failed to win just four of their 42 games to date against other Scottish sides.

30/12/16 LADBROKES PREMIERSHIP .  HEARTS v ABERDEEN (0-1) .  TYNECASTLE - EDINBURGH  .  Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes
Image: Derek McInnes is on the verge of securing a third consecutive second-place finish for Aberdeen

Rodgers faces competition from three other contenders including Derek McInnes, the man he will come up against in the season's last match at Hampden Park on May 27.

The Aberdeen manager has had another excellent season at Pittodrie, with his team showing terrific consistency in the second half of the campaign.

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They could secure a third consecutive second-place finish this weekend, with a record 10-game winning run in all competition playing a part in that.

Partick manager Alan Archibald
Image: Partick manager Alan Archibald has been nominated after guaranteeing the club's best league finish in at least 36 years

Partick's Alan Archibald has also been nominated for guiding his club to a top-six finish for the first time since the top flight's split was introduced.

Thistle are guaranteed their best league finish in at least 36 years and retain realistic hope of coming fifth, where they last got to in 1977.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 06:  Morton manager Jim Duffy looks on during the William Hill Scottish Cup Quarter Final match between Celtic and Greenock Morto
Image: Jim Duffy is the only non-Premiership manager on the list of nominees after a good season with Morton

Completing the list is Morton's Jim Duffy, who has taken his team into the Championship play-offs and the last four of the League Cup, where they lost out to Aberdeen.

The Greenock side are bidding to win promotion back to the top flight of Scottish football for the first time since 1988.

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