Last year, Celtic played against Marinos in Japan and I thought they were a great team, After the final game, I received an offer from the Marinos side to coach and I was able to reach the position I am in today.
Rodgers will have to go with the same squad of players again on Saturday against Gamba Osaka although Yuki Kobayashi could miss out through injury.
Any team managed by Kevin Muscat is bound to have a bit of bite with the former Millwall defender into his third year in charge of the club after taking over from Postecoglou. Following the Celtic friendly the Marinos take on Manchester City on Sunday.