Alan Brazil admits he's "scared" to run into Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou.

It's fair to say that the talkSPORT host was more than dismissive of the Australian when he was appointed as the Hoops manager back in June 2021.

Brazil claimed he's never heard of Postecoglou before his Parkhead arrival. 

However, the ex-Scotland striker has since revealed that he really should have because he came up against him Down Under during his playing days.

Brazil feared the worst when Postecoglou was first in the door at Celtic.

The Ipswich legend has since admitted he was wrong, though, with Postecoglou emerging as a modern-day great of the club he loves.

He completed a double last season and could be on course to better that with a treble this term.

Brazil told AceOdds: "Celtic have a lot of character. I'd never heard of the manager, and it turns out I played against him at the end of my career, when I played for Wollongong, we played Melbourne and he was on the team sheet, someone sent me it.

"I've yet to bump into him. I'm scared to! Because I was saying (on talkSPORT), 'who's this guy? What's going on? Where did he come from?' And he's proved us all wrong. He certainly proved me wrong. And they tell me he's a great guy.

"So they've still got every chance of doing the treble, they really have. And my worry is, will we keep him? But rumour has it, he will sign a new contract at Celtic, he loves it."

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Meanwhile, Former Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard has vowed to use the "pressure" of his time playing in Glasgow to spur him on for Crystal Palace when they take on derby rivals Brighton.

The French forward, who joined the south London club from the Hoops in the summer of 2021, has plenty of experience playing in fixtures involving local rivals after netting six times against Rangers during his Parkhead tenure.

And the 25-year-old feels he is more than prepared for the upcoming match against Brighton.