The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
McGregor hailing ‘total contrast’
Midfielder Callum McGregor has enjoyed the best fortnight of his Celtic career.
The 23-year-old, who has been at the Parkhead club since he was nine years old, aside from a loan spell at Notts County, has spent the week basking in the glory of the Hoops’ biggest ever win over Old Firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox.
McGregor scored the third in a 5-1 thumping of the Gers a week after notching against the Light Blues in the 2-0 William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final win at Hampden Park.
Ahead of the visit of St Johnstone today, McGregor said: “It has been incredible, this week and last week, to get those two goals against Rangers and to beat them convincingly. It has been brilliant.”
A year ago Celtic had been knocked out of the Scottish Cup semi-final by Rangers in a penalty shoot-out.
Brendan Rodgers took over from Norwegian boss Ronny Deila in the summer and McGregor revealed the difference the Northern Irishman has made to a side who stand a Scottish Cup final win over Aberdeen away from
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clinching the treble. He said: “It has been a total contrast.
“That was a bad period for the club, a bad week for the club and you see how far we have come on from that.
“With 2,000 people showing up to see us modelling the new kit (on Thursday), it is an incredible feelgood factor.”
Skipper Scott Brown serves the first of a two-match suspension, defender Mikael Lustig will be rested, and striker Moussa Dembele remains out with a hamstring injury