Danny Murphy has sounded an alarm to Europe's top slides as he admitted facing Celtic would be a 'tough one'.Brendan Rodgers' men are on the cusp of reaching that magic projected 10-point mark in the newly revamped Champions League as they bid to safely navigate the new format in its debut campaign.
The Hoops put another point on the board on Tuesday night after playing out a stalemate with Dinamo Zagreb to take their overall tally to nine after six games.Victory next time out at home to Young Boys would take the Scottish champions onto 12 points and secure a shot at Europe's elite in the next stage and take the pressure off that trip to Aston Villa on the final matchday.
Murphy believes getting beyond this first hurdle would be well accepted by the fans and they'd enjoy the knockout rounds. But with that he issued a clear warning to anyone who is matched up with Celtic.
He told talkSPORT: "If they are in the play-off then I think Celtic fans will have accepted that before and will enjoy those games.
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