Callum McGregor echoed Brendan Rodgers’ best-ever statement.It is exactly the type of shimmering display at the highest level that the ambitious pair had visioned during that now-famous Spanish summer meeting 17 months ago.
McGregor was simply majestic at the heart of the win over RB Leipzig. Such was his impact that visiting coach Marco Rose interrupted the skipper’s post-match trackside interview to give him a personal congratulations as he made his way back to the Germans’ team bus.McGregor's excellence was mirrored across the pitch as Celtic took apart the Bundesliga big guns.
Such was the level of the performance, it’s been marked as the finest since wins against the likes of Juventus and Barcelona in the reigns of Martin O’Neill and Neil Lennon.
Rodgers was clear it was the best Euro win of his Celtic managerial career.Assessing his time as a Parkhead player, McGregor felt just the same as he said: “I would think so, I can’t remember too many more actually, to be honest.
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