Celtic hero Emilio Izaguirre has shared a special message from former Hoops and current Arsenal star Kieran Tierney.

The two men played together at Parkhead across three seasons and formed a close bond on and off the pitch.

It was the Honduras international who Tierney unseated when he first broke into the team under then-manager Ronny Deila.

While both men left the club in the summer of 2019, they appear to have stayed in contact.

And Izaguirre, who retired in 2022 and is currently the sporting director of Honduran club Motagua, revealed on his Instagram story that the Scotland international sent him a signed shirt.

The strip read: "To Emilio, thank you for everything. God bless."

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Meanwhile, Chris Sutton has demanded Rangers boss Michael Beale 'keep his staff in check' as he responded to Neil Banfield's Celtic remarks.

The Rangers coach had claimed a comment from Ange Postecoglou after the Viaplay Cup final left a "little taste in the mouth" but refused to reveal the exact quote.

Following Banfield's remark, Sutton has called on Beale to manage the messages coming from his backroom team as he warned of the pressure being heaped on the Ibrox boss.

And Sutton was left in the dark over Banfield's gripe as he admitted he hasn't seen "anything at all" that could have seriously irked the coach.

In a Daily Mail interview, Banfield had said: "There's respect there, no doubt.

"He is a good football guy and he works for Celtic but he has said things that leave a little taste in the mouth.

"I'll keep that to myself but he made a quote after the final and it landed on me. And you think: 'Yeah, okay I'll take that.'"

On the Daily Record Celtic podcast, Sutton claimed Banfield has only increased the pressure on Beale with claims he could be compared to Julian Nagelsmann or Mauricio Pochettino.

He said: "I think Michael Beale should keep some of his staff in check. This is the same guy who compared Beale to Nagelsmann and Pochettino.

"Beale is no doubt a talented coach, but going into management, that is a huge shout. He might go on to become one of the greatest managers the world has ever seen.

“But comments like that put him under unnecessary pressure. He’s under enough pressure as it is."

Commenting directly on Banfield's Postecoglou remark, Sutton theorised the coach could have been trying to "manufacture a bit of spirit" in the Ibrox dressing room.

He added: "Unless he comes out and says exactly what was said by Ange Postecoglou to upset them, it just looks like he’s trying to manufacture a bit of spirit in the Rangers team.

"I haven’t seen anything said that was that bad, or anything at all.”