The national team boss was sat next to No2 John Carver and it might have been painful viewing for him at Easter Road.
Meanwhile high in the stands at Easter Road, Steve Clarke could have been forgiven for sniffling a sob. The Scotland boss was sat next to No.2 John Carver and it might have been painful viewing watching the Celtic captain running the show and sticking a stunner into the top corner just days after announcing his international retirement. It was up there with Bully dragging out the speedboat at the end of Bullseye, showing the poor punters what they might have won if they’d hit double tops.
The Hoops gaffer said: “He was brilliant. That's what happens when you retire from Scotland! I do feel for Steve because he's a quality player, of course. “He's such an intense player for me on and off the pitch. Those little windows where you can give him that breather will do him the word of good.”
The McGregor bombshell landed on Friday after spending the post Euros summer weighing it all up. The 31-year-old was asked about it a couple of times in pre-season and while he spoke tentatively about continuing, there was the feeling of conflict behind the words. So far, so good for Celtic. Easter Road has been a bit of a bogey ground of the Hoops over the years but this time it was a breeze.
McGregor was in charge but it was another strong showing from Nicolas Kuhn, who got Celts off to a flier with his opener inside three minutes. The wide man teed up his skipper for the second and ran riot down the flank all day.
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