Ange Postecoglou has opened up on the thinking behind Harry Kewell’s Celtic arrival as a coach earlier this summer.

The Australian footballing legend was the first new addition in the Parkhead dugout after Postecoglou opted not to bring any of his own backroom staff with him when he was appointed as Hoops boss last year.

However, the 57-year-old has now opened up on the fascinating reasons behind hiring Kewell and admits he likes to provide a similar platform to what he had to up-and-coming young coaches.

"I keep tabs on different coaches, young coaches in particular because it happened to me, he told Open Goal.

"There was a period in my career where I couldn't get an opportunity and I believe in myself, so I thought 'why doesn't someone give me an opportunity?'

"A bit of luck and a bit of circumstance, and I got an opportunity to coach again and since then my career has gone off. So I thought there could be other people like me out there.

"I follow as many young managers as possible to see how they're going and it's not about them having success.

"Harry, if you look at him, he's really wanted a crack at having a career and he's done some really tough gigs, and it hasn't worked out for him.

"Watching him from afar and talking to people, they said: 'He's got plenty of energy, great enthusiasm, great knowledge and just needs to be in a good environment'.

"So I thought, you know what, I'll bring him in here and he'll add what he's got, because he has played at the highest level and won a Champions League, but he can also develop by working alongside some good coaches here and being in a good environment."