NYGREN: I'LL BE ABBA GO HERO

BENJAMIN NYGREN joked he was behind ABBA in the pecking order after Martin O'Neill dubbed him his “fourth best Swede” in midweek.

- BY FRASER WILSON

But the Celtic playmaker is serious when he says he wants to be No.1 under new boss Wilfried Nancy.

Nygren was on song under O'Neill's interim management and topped off a run of form with a wonderful clinching goal against Feyenoord.

Those performances led O'Neill, who managed Hoops icons Henrik Larsson and John Mjallby, to crown the 24-year-old his fourth favourite product from Sweden in a dressing-room video that was shared by the club in midweek.

A run of five straight Premiership wins under the Irishman has seen the Hoops draw level on points with Hearts ahead of this afternoon's top-of-the-table showdown at Parkhead,

And Nygren said of O'Neill's words: “It was funny! I think I was behind ABBA, by the way. Yeah, that’s a bit of a tough one!

“Obviously O'Neill is a big legend in the club. He came here and brought us some great results.

“I'm sure the whole club is very thankful.

“The next three games are probably the most important that we've had all season.