Thursday night felt like Love Street all over again

Griffiths’ situation, I think there could have been a case made for another two strikers coming into the club. Ideally, you’d look for at least one experienced forward who can take some of the pressure off of Odsonne Edouard.

The Frenchman had a tough shift against Salzburg which of course can happen to anyone in a game. But whereas you might look to the bench and change things around as the game went on, there just wasn’t that option on Thursday night.

So at the very least you would want to see another striker come in while Dedryck Boyata’s situation will depend on what maybe needs done defensively. The right-back position also remains a priority and that is something that I suspect the club will look to address when the window re-opens in January.

The situation with regards the forwards is perhaps compounded by what happened to Ryan Christie too. We don’t quite know the severity of the injury he suffered when he made what was actually a pretty brave block but it didn’t look good initially.

It would be a real pity for the boy if he was to find himself out of the team for a while now after doing so well. He has been outstanding and it would be a hard one for him to take if his season was compromised by a serious injury.

From the team’s point of view, it would be the loss of another creative forward player so the hope is that Christie is not looking at ant serious time on the sidelines.

But in terms of the Europa League and Monday’s draw, it remains to be seen just who comes out of the hat next. Certainly, though, Salzburg will have underlined the quality that can be expected at any stage of European competition.

They are an excellent side. They hustled and harried Celtic and made them make mistakes such was the quality of their play and their fitness levels. You can see how they got to the semi-finals of the Europa League last term.

But the thing that Brendan will probably appreciate too is that even when you are playing at home, when you are up against a team of that quality sometimes you have to adapt and be prepared to compromise on your own principles.

It is just one of those things that you don’t really have the option of not doing if you want to come out with the results you want and need.