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The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Callum McGregor in firm one-word Celtic response to Rangers pre-season struggles

Callum McGregor delivered a no-nonsense instant response when quizzed over Rangers' struggles in pre-season.

The Celtic captain wasted little time on his rival club when asked about goings-on at Ibrox this summer.

Philippe Clement is in the midst of a major rebuild at Rangers but pre-season results have been rocky for the Ibrox club.

Rangers have also been uprooted from their Ibrox home ahead of the new season with the club to start the season playing home matches at Hampden due to construction works on their own stadium.

However, McGregor isn't reading into the situation at Rangers as he insisted it hasn't even crossed the minds of players or staff at Celtic.

In an instant response to a question on whether he has paid any attention to matters at Rangers, McGregor said: “Nah."


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He continued: "It’s not something we’ve spoken about or looked at.

“We have our own set of problems and challenges that we have to face in order to get better as a club and as a squad of players.

“We’re too busy trying to demand the very best of each other, and what will be will be.

“We’re trying to control all the things that we can control, and push and demand as much as we can from the players. I’m sure once the season starts, everything will sort itself out but the only thing we’re focused on is ourselves.”

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