Celtic Captain Fires Warning Shot at Rangers Ahead of Derby

Callum McGregor fired a warning at Rangers ahead of this weekend’s Glasgow Derby clash with Rangers, as Celtic look to continue their dominant season with a win at Ibrox.

The Celtic captain, fresh off the announcement of his nomination for the PFA Player of the Year award, made it clear that the squad is determined to bounce back after two derby defeats earlier this year and that he believes momentum and form is with the Hoops.

McGregor missed the 3-2 defeat at Celtic Park, but was part of the squad that lost at Ibrox and were taken to extra time and penalties at Hampden in the League Cup Final. Now, with the title secured and over 2,000 travelling Celtic fans set to roar them on in Govan, the skipper is eyeing a statement win.

Speaking to Sky Sports, McGregor didn’t hide his motivation:

“Yeah, of course,” answered McGregor when asked if he wants to “put things right” against their rivals this weekend.

“I think when you lose any derby game, then the next one you want to win, and that was the same obviously going into the game in Celtic Park, but we never quite worked it that way. Circumstances occurred at the end of the game, and they carried a bit of luck.

“So yeah, we have to try and put it right, but obviously, we understand it’s a difficult away game. However, we are in a good momentum, we are in good form, and we go into the game full of that.

“We want to put it right, as we have lost the last two, and we want to win this one.”

Celtic head into Sunday’s clash already crowned champions but determined to deliver another derby victory to their fans.

No derby game is just a dead rubber. Both sides will be eager to win it heading into the summer, especially Brendan Rodgers’ side. For three derbies now, they haven’t played to their usual quality, and they’ll be looking to change that on Sunday.

Then, after what we hope is a derby win, Callum McGregor will find out if he’s successful in his second PFA Player of the Year award in four years.