HE’S been doubted of late. Criticised even by a section of his own team’s fans. Thought by some to be a fading midfield force. But when it…
Callum McGregor leads the Celtic players in celebration after Kyogo scored the only goal of the game at Ibrox.
Instead, they served notice on their city rivals that they are not the depleted force that many would have had you believe, and no one thumbed their nose at their critics in more emphatic style than their captain. Anyone doubting McGregor’s quality only had to witness his pass inside James Tavernier to set Liel Abada away in the first half to know their folly, a move that should have ended in a Celtic goal but for some uncharacteristically sloppy finishing from Kyogo Furuhashi.
The Swede got away with one as he dithered on the ball and Cyriel Dessers pinched it from him to set up Roofe to score, but VAR rode to his rescue, referee Don Robertson eventually awarding a foul after reflecting on the replay. There were two massive chances for Rangers to equalise. With the first, Hart didn’t even have to touch the ball to make his presence felt, spreading himself brilliantly at the feet of substitute Sam Lammers and doing enough to put him off his eventual finish into the side netting.
In front of them though, it was McGregor who had marshalled his team as a whole throughout the contest. The victory was a vindication of both his own staying power and the remarkable standards that he sets for himself year in, year out.
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