There was a question about his relationship with the owner. Then he was asked how a positive result would impact on the season, who could be his match winner and what pressure he felt ahead of a defining afternoon.
The line of enquiry, Brendan Rodgers recognised, had striking similarities to his last derby as a manager but, this time, the tone was markedly different. If a trip to Everton marked the end of the road for his journey at Liverpool, a clash with Rangers has the potential to ignite his reign at Celtic.
It is four months since Rodgers stepped back into the world of management, having found it impossible to ignore Dermot Desmond's approaches, and it is clear to see the man who is standing in a corridor at Celtic's Lennoxtown base, laughing and joking, has rediscovered his confidence.