McGregor sees Gers test as chance to boost mood

CELTIC captain Callum McGregor believes facing Rangers is the perfect chance to lift the club following a difficult period.

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McGregor has seen interim management team Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney provide a much-needed bounce following two consecutive Premiership defeats and the shock departure of Brendan Rodgers.

A period of tension between the manager and club hierarchy over transfer dealings had transmitted into open hostility between a large section of supporters and the board.