Callummcgregor
Euro tie brings relief from enforced lay-off
it’s a special memory in terms of making my Celtic debut and scoring the winner,” he revealed.
“I remember coming back for preseason after being out on loan, and I was desperate to make an impact. So I was working really hard to try to impress the manager.
“I felt the pre-season games had been going well and that I had an opportunity to play, so when the manager named the team on the day of the game, I was absolutely buzzing and couldn’t wait for the game.
“There’s that nervousness as well, but it turned out to be a great night for myself and for the club to get an away win.
“I would have to say that it ranks right up there as one of my best goals.
“It is something I will always remember and it’s up there.
“I took the goal well. That was back in my right winger days and I took the boy down the side, chopped back in and got my strike in. “It took a nick off someone on the way in, but it was a nice strike all the same.
“It was my first competitive game for Celtic, so to score the winner really capped it off.
“I also scored against Legia Warsaw in the next round.
“That was a bit crazy, losing 4-1 on the night but then going through on away goals after they played an ineligible player. “That goal turned out to be vital. But, at the time, we came off the pitch disappointed.
“It was just crazy circumstances that we ended going through as a result of what happened and my goal.” When it comes to Celtic’s 2020- 21 European adventures, Mcgregor, now deployed farther back on the pitch, is happy to leave the striking duties to Odsonne Edouard and – perhaps - the club’s new £5 million signing, Albian Ajeti. “Albian looks quick and strong and I think he will give us the option of playing two up front,” Mcgregor said of the Swiss.
“We are pretty comfortable with the two systems now, and if you bring in another good bit of quality there then you always have that other way to go.
“It will, of course, be the manager’s decision. But he looks good.”