Ange Postecoglou has been named the Scottish Premiership Glen’s Manager of the Month for January 2022 following his side's impressive return to action following the winter break.

January saw Celtic kick off with a 2-0 home win over Hibernian, and they followed that up league wins over Hearts at Tynecastle (2-1) and Dundee United (1-0) at home. And the Hoops also booked their place in the next round of the Scottish Cup with a 2-1 win over Alloa Athletic.

Celtic's impressive league form in 2022 continued in midweek with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Rangers in the Glasgow derby at Paradise, a result that saw the Hoops return to the top of the Premiership table. And now they head to Fir Park this weekend to take on Motherwell.

This award is Ange Postecoglou’s second this season, having also been named as the Glen’s Manager of the Month for October.

And the Celtic manager said: "It’s nice for us to be recognised in this way and we thank the League for this award, but as always it is for us as a collective, including myself, my backroom team and the players.

“It’s a reflection really of the consistency we have all shown, with some great performances home and away in very testing matches.

“As well as our consistency, I have been pleased that we have been playing some exciting football, really the way I want our team to play and in a way which I hope is also attractive to our supporters.

“Obviously, we hope we can continue these levels but we are well aware of the tough challenges ahead.”

Colin Matthews, CEO of Glen’s owner the Loch Lomond Group, said: “Celtic have had another great month, with Ange Postecoglou leading his side through January undefeated, after starting the year off with a stellar 2-0 performance against Hibs.

"With Celtic now sitting top in the Premiership league table, Ange Postecoglou is a deserving winner of the Glen’s Manager of the Month award. Congratulations to him and his team.”

Ange Postecoglou is Premiership Manager of the Month for January