JOHN KENNEDY has made his first appointment as interim Celtic manager by promoting Stephen McManus to his coaching staff, Celtsarehere.com has been told.

McManus has been working in the academy but will now help take the first team for the rest of this season.

Stephen is a guy who came through the Celtic academy and captained the team to titles and the last 16 of the Champions league.

His experience will come in handy and it will give John Kennedy another person to bounce ideas off of.

Celtic take on Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon. The Hoops fans are intrigued to see John’s starting XI and how it differs from Neil Lennon’s team selections.

The league is gone but for the players who will be here next year, it’s all about building confidence and momentum.

Celtic could pile misery on Aberdeen and Derek McInnes by condemning them to another defeat at Celtic Park.

McInness is a manager under pressure at the moment.