MARTIN O’NEILL admits he might not see out the week as Celtic manager following his sensational return to Parkhead.
The Scottish giants have appointed the club legend as interim boss following Brendan Rodgers‘ departure.
Rodgers ended his second stint in charge of the club on Monday, resigning with the Hoops EIGHT POINTS behind shock tabletoppers Hearts.
A home match against Falkirk will be the first game of O’Neill’s second stint in charge of the East Glasgow club.
And the Northern Irishman admits he could be given his marching orders if ‘The Bairns’ leave Parkhead with all three points.
The 73-year-old said of his return: “This is definitely interim.
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“There could be a new manager in two week’s time.
“If we don’t win on Wednesday, we might not have a manager on Thursday.
“That’s it, absolutely. Celtic will be looking for a young manager to come in with a very decent CV.”
O’Neill will likely still be at the Parkhead helm for Saturday’s League Cup semi-final against Rangers.
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But he insists his first Old Firm match in over 20 years is currently an afterthought, saying: “I cannot possibly think about the Rangers game.
“We have a match tomorrow and, if I don’t get a result, I might not even be in charge for the Rangers game.”
O’Neill had been out of management since being sacked by Nottingham Forest in 2019 and was happy with his life away from football.
And he admits the SOS he received from Hoops chairman Dermot Desmond is likely the only managerial call he would’ve accepted.
He said: “Football has been an addiction and you can’t shake it off. It’s a bit surreal for me.
“I can see the lights shining thinking what have I done.
“But no, I’m really excited by it, I look forward to it immensely.
“I’ve been semi-enjoying punditry work which is ridiculously easy when you can just sit in a chair and criticise everybody else.
“I’m not sure I’d have come out for many other clubs.”