Teammate Greg Taylor has hailed the impact of the skipper during the crucial win at Celtic Park.
Greg Taylor insists captain Callum McGregor is a Celtic colossus. And the unsung Parkhead hero also singled-out the skipper’s sparking sidekick Matt O’Riley for being an outstanding contributor in the fight for the title.
“He leads by example and drags other boys with him. He’s just a colossus in the middle of the park. A real leader for us. He inspires other people. He makes other people around him better, which is an unbelievable trait to have as well as his individual performance. It’s amazing to have him.” Taylor knew the importance of the skipper back and he duly made his comeback against Rangers in the previous meeting of the sides last month. It’s been important for Rodgers and the troops to have his influence, but Taylor said: “Everyone wanted him back because we know what he can do for us, but I don’t think it’s a case of us running extra hard because Callum is in pain. We’re running hard because we want to win for the team. That’s the main focus, the main objective.
“He was comfortably the best player in the country up until January, and he’s peaking again right now. The last few weeks he has been outstanding and a real pivotal player for us.” While McGregor and O’Riley were wonderful, Taylor was amongst the unit who also stood tall on the big day. The left-back played his part in getting the team into a commanding position and was also there in the closing stages to make sure of no late slips.
“That was disappointing as a collective, as a unit. But we started the second half really, really well again, were dominant and probably should have been three or four-one up. Then we missed the penalty and got a wee bit edgy as a team. But we showed big heart to follow through with the win.”
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