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David Irvine

Former favourite Kris Ajer spotted in stands for Celtic vs Raith Rovers

Kris Ajer was back in Glasgow to watch his former club in the Scottish Cup this weekend.

The centre-back, 26, was at Parkhead for the match between Celtic and Raith Rovers.

Premier League club Brentford were not in action this weekend meaning Ajer could make the trip north to watch his former side.

Pictures from the stadium showed Ajer taking his seat in the director's box ahead of kick-off in the cup tie.

Celtic served up a comfortable victory in front of the Norwegian internationalist with Daizen Maeda netting a hat-trick and Luke McCowan and Yang also netting in a 5-0 win.


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Ajer has been vocal of his love for Celtic and the city of Glasgow even since moving down south.

The defender recalled being thrown out of a taxi by a Rangers supporter in an interview last year. Instead of any negative feelings, the incident only served to boost Ajer's enjoyment of life in Scotland and the "extreme" rivalry between Celtic and Rangers.

Speaking to The Times, he said: "The taxi arrived at 4.30am and I jumped in. The driver turned around and said, ‘I know who you play for, get the f*** out of my taxi.’

"I had to call another and be sure he was a Celtic fan. Crazy. The rivalry with Rangers could be quite extreme.

"But that also made me absolutely love Glasgow and Celtic."

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