SOUR ENDING'S GIVEN TRUSTY SWEET CRAVING

Treble woe fires up star for clean sweep

- By Michael Gannon

AUSTON TRUSTY admits missing out on the Treble felt like a punch in the guts.

But the Celtic defender insists the champions have the stomach for another crack at the clean sweep after their Scottish Cup final sickener.

Brendan Rodgers’s men romped the Premiership having pocketed the Premier Sports Cup earlier in the campaign.

The Treble was in their sights against an Aberdeen side Celts had battered all season.

But the Dons ripped up the script at Hampden to humble the Hoops.

Trusty admitted ahead of Celts kicking off their Premiership title defence against St Mirren on Sunday that it has only got the squad riled up for another tilt this term.

The USA star said: “You have such a good season, win the league by a distance, yet somehow end on a sour note.

“That’s the level and what this environment is about. If you have the team to win a Treble and don’t do it, it does leave a sour taste in the mouths.

“It makes us strive for more. I try to think about the positive side. At least for that to happen, we have the hunger in our stomachs to really go for the Treble.