The BBC have released footage of the moment Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said 'good girl' to a reporter at the weekend.
The former Liverpool and Leicester boss cut short the interview after his side came from behind to beat Motherwell 3-1 in a Scottish Premiership match at Fir Park.
Initially, only audio had been released of the exchange between Rodgers and experienced BBC Radio Scotland reporter Jane Lewis.
However, the video has now been made public on social media showing Rodgers itching to end the interview after being quizzed by Lewis.
Footage of Brendan Rodgers' interview on Sunday has been released
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Rodgers has come under pressure at Celtic after blowing an eight-point lead held at the top of the table on December 30.
Celtic are now two points behind leaders Rangers heading into the final two-and-a-half months of the season.
Rodgers attempted to defend his players, saying: "There's a story being written about this group, but we'll write our own story."
Lewis wanted to push Rodgers to expand on his comment, replying: "Can you give us a bit more? You don't want to give us a bit more insight by what you mean by that?"
Rodgers repeatedly said no and then replied: "No, no. You know exactly what I mean."
Lewis continued to ask the 51-year-old to expand, responding: "I'm actually not sure I do know exactly what you mean.
"Can you tell us? People might be interested to know. You're the one that's bringing that up. So can you not give us some more on it?"
However, Rodgers wouldn't give in and he ended the interview by saying: "Ok, done, good girl, well done, cheers."
Lewis laughed and responded: "There you go, he's done, good girl."
The new footage now shows Rodgers smiling towards the end of the interview before he walked away.
Reports claim Lewis is 'not fazed at all' by the incident but Rodgers has received criticism for the 'good girl' comment, with the Scottish Feminist Network describing it as 'depressing'.
A spokeswoman said: "Jane Lewis was just doing her job, trying to extract an explanation from Brendan Rodgers on his cryptic comment.
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"That the go-to attitude was condescension is quite illuminating, but really very depressing in 2024. We thought dinosaurs were extinct."
Scottish Campaign group For Women Scotland also described Rodgers' comment as 'casual sexism' and called for him to apologise.
A spokeswoman said: "It's depressing that casual sexism is still embedded in sport.
"Women's achievements are underrated and dismissed, and their professional status undermined. Rodgers owes the reporter an apology."
Brendan Rodgers walked away after calling a reporter 'good girl'
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GB News presenter and fellow Northern Irishman Eamonn Holmes defended Rodgers on Monday morning.
Holmes said: "He meant good girl. Brendan Rodgers is from Carnock in Northern Ireland. We say ‘good girl’ all the time.
"We are admonished for it all the time because it’s not contemporary.
"I can honestly tell you that Northern Irish people will say ‘good girl, good boy, good lad’."
