Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
McGregor out to stamp authority
CALLUM McGregor is keen for Celtic to finish off ailing Anderlecht at Parkhead tonight.
The Hoops are third in their Champions League group and, thanks to their 3-0 away win against the Belgian club in September, are well placed to secure a Europa League spot.
While Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich are already t hrough t o t he knockout stages, midfielder McGregor wants the Scottish champions to be as dominant as they were during t heir victory i n Brussels against a side still looking for their first point.
“We need t o go and stamp our authority on this game and not just sit back and defend that 3-0 lead,” said the Scotland international.
“We will try to play our own game, we’ve been at our best when we’ve done that and not sat back and tried to defend any leads.
“I think it’s important for our mindset to go and take the game to them.
“We’re looking forward to it.
“We’ve recovered well over t he weekend and we’ve prepared properly so we’re ready to go.
“We have been drawn in another tough group and, when the draw was made, everybody looked at the two Anderlecht games as being the deciding ones if we were going to progress in European football after Christmas.
“We have put ourselves into a great position to do that and, hopefully, we can.”