It's Good To Be Back

Callum McGregor on returning from injury, establishing a 10-point league lead, and preparing for big games ahead

- Joe Donnelly

SCOTT Brown against Kilmarnock… 91 minutes. Odsonne Edouard against Hearts… 92 minutes. Edouard again against Dundee… 95 minutes.

In the space of a month, Celtic recorded three dramatic away wins with last-gasp goals – the latest of them coming on Sunday at Dens Park to extend the Scottish champions’ lead at the top of the SPFL table to 10 points.

Speaking to this week’s Celtic View, Hoops boss Neil Lennon stressed that these victories are not down to luck, but the resilience, perseverance and never-say-die attitude of his players.

That sentiment was echoed by Callum McGregor, who returned to the starting XI in Dundee, having missed the previous four matches through injury.

“It’s a great sign of champions, that they just keep going no matter the result or the performance,” McGregor said after Sunday’s game. “We knew what we had to do on the day, and credit to the lads, we stuck to it right to the end. We obviously then got the goal late on with a little bit of quality.