Ange Postecoglou says he would not consider a return to managing Celtic despite the "amazing experience" he enjoyed in Glasgow.

The Australian lifted five trophies in two years at the club, and won the affection of fans with his attacking style of play before leaving for Tottenham Hotspur in 2023.

Postecoglou has been out of work since being sacked by Nottingham Forest in October and has been linked with a return to Celtic in the summer as the Premiership champions search for their next permanent manager.

The 60-year-old told The Overlap it was not in his nature to return to a job he had done before.

"I don't go back," he said. "I don't think that's been my career."

However, Postecoglou talked about his time as Celtic manager in positive terms, saying he loved the passion of the fans.

"I loved Celtic," he said. "What a football club. If I was younger, I probably would have stayed there longer for three or four years.

"I think I could have made progress with them in Europe. But at the time, it had taken me a lot of time to get to this space and the opportunity to join Tottenham was too good.

"In terms of going back, I don't go back. I don't think that's been my career.

"Whatever the next step is, I think it will be something new, something I can make an impact in, somewhere I can win things.

"It doesn't diminish the affection I have for Celtic. It was a great experience. For two years, to be within a community that is so passionate, and it's crazy how passionate they are, obviously I was fortunate enough to have success.

"It's a positive experience and I loved every minute of it. I look back on it fondly but... I won't go back. It's not how my career plays out."

He also described the city rivalry with Rangers and shared memories of his first season in charge, when the club won the Premiership and League Cup.

"Nobody is going to talk to me about rivalry," Postecoglou said. "I lived and breathed it there.

"The perfect weekend in Scotland is Celtic winning, Rangers losing. Celtic winning, Rangers winning is not a good weekend.

"I remember the first year I was there we won the double but Rangers were in the Europa League final. I got more text messages the night they lost the Europa League final than the night we won the league.

"People were ecstatic."