Luke: I'm a-Fried for Bhoys

EMOTIONAL Luke McCowan admits the strain of Celtic's rotten form has left him distanced from those closest to him and has no answers for his nearest and dearest.

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The 28-year-old cut a dejected figure (right) after the final whistle after the 2-1 defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice.

He could barely comprehend after the Premiership champions had collapsed to a fourth consecutive defeat under Wilfried Nancy's watch.

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McCowan - starting at left wing-back - admits his Celtic-mad family have been left stunned at the Bhoys being reduced to a pale imitation of their former selves.

Nancy was met with brutal fan chants as fans told the 48-year-old where to go as they pined for former interim Martin O'Neill.

But McCowan's ire comes from within and the dawning that his boyhood club are falling flat on their faces and he's been bereft of explanations to those who matter most to him.

McCowan said: "It's so hard, I'll be honest.

Every single mate I've got and every member of my family, I probably don't even speak to them now.

"Because I don't actually know what to say when football is your life and Celtic is your life.