O'Neill hits back at Rohl in Old Firm war of words
Martin O'Neill hit back after Danny Rohl's comments about his Celtic team selection ahead of Sunday's Old Firm derby, telling the Rangers boss he "hasn't been in Glasgow very long".
Rangers and Celtic face off at Ibrox with just two points splitting the teams in the Scottish Premiership table.
Rohl's Gers are second, four points behind surprise leader Hearts, and although O'Neill's Bhoys are down in third, they have a game in hand on both sides above them.
The game should carry an extra bit of needle, after O'Neill was irked by comments Rohl made in the wake of Celtic's UEFA Europa League tie against Stuttgart, which it lost 4-2 on aggregate despite a 1-0 victory in Germany on Friday (AEDT).
Rohl said: "I was a little bit surprised after 1-0 that they're not trying to win this game 2-0 or 3-0, to have a chance. They kept the result until the end."
Rohl also said it would be "interesting" to see whether O'Neill reintroduces Kasper Schmeichel in goal this weekend, after he was replaced by Viljami Sinisalo after a couple of high-profile errors in the first leg of the Stuttgart tie.
When those comments were put to O'Neill, he replied: "He felt we didn't try and win the tie? He wants to be involved in some of these games! I never saw it like that.
"And he's picking our team? Well done, old Danny! He's only been in less than a year himself. He'll soon know all about it in the next four or five years.
"I must sit down here and see if I can find out if he has a choice between some of his players, and whether I can put my oar in there and find out what he's doing.
"I have to laugh. He's had a comment about our team? The picking of the team? Extraordinary. Absolutely extraordinary. He hasn't been in Glasgow long."
In the aftermath of the second Stuttgart game, Celtic midfielder Luke McCowan suggested the Bhoys were the only team in Scotland capable of competing at a high level in Europe.
That comment irked Rohl, who said of Celtic: "We are in second position. They are behind us.
"I think they have had seven defeats. It makes no sense to speak too much about the other side.
"It's a crucial game, but no team will be out after this game because there are still 27 points you can take."
