Alistair Johnston should have been a broken man as he sat deep in the bowels of the Allianz Arena after a soul-destroying injury-time exit from the Champions League.
But instead he was bursting with pride.As Johnston listened to Brendan Rodgers deliver a full-time team-talk on the back of a crushing depareture from Europe’s premier competition, he knew this group had put Celtic back on the Champions League map.
He truly believes this was the reason Rodgers returned to Paradise for a second spell and Johnston knew immediately as the manager delivered his speech that he was not finished yet.
And neither is the Canadian full-back.Performances and credibility had been the glaring omission from Rodgers’ CV during a glittering first spell at Parkhead.
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