Wednesday 11 May 2016 12:52, UK
Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon says Roy Keane would be "hard but fair" if he took over as manager.
A number of leading bookmakers have closed their books on the next Celtic boss following a flood of money on the Republic of Ireland assistant coach.
Gordon played under Keane - who is now odds-on with Sky Bet to take over from departing boss Ronny Deila - when he signed from Hearts in 2007 in a £9m deal and admits the Irishman's style is similar to that he adopted as a player.
"I don't want to single anybody out and talk about any one candidate. That's for once the games are finished with, but certainly I've had him as a manager before," said Gordon, who played a leading role in helping the Hoops secure a fifth succive title on Sunday.
"I know how he liked things to run at Sunderland and if he was appointed then I'm sure he would do well and would be successful.
"He's hard but fair. What you see is really what you get. With Roy Keane, he was an aggressive player who wanted to win every match and from what I've seen he's exactly the same as a manager."
David Moyes and Brendan Rodgers have also been reportedly linked with the Celtic Park post and Gordon feels the club's standing in British football is behind so many high-profile names being mentioned in connection with the post.
"All the names that have been mentioned have got, in some way, a really good pedigree or a good chance of getting the job," added Gordon. It's a big club, a massive club, so it's no surprise there's big names getting talked about.
"There are a lot of good managers out there who would see Celtic as being a really big job and a good prospect of going on and dong something really special, winning trophies and being in European competitions.
"There's not that many clubs in Britain that are capable of doing that, so it's no surprise that some big names are getting linked with the job."
Gordon was speaking at the announcement of UK bookmaking company Betfred as the new sponsor of the Scottish League Cup on a three-year deal.
