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Celtic captain Callum McGregor has mocked rivals Rangers, claiming they “don’t care about intensity” and “start to get to the bottom very quickly” when pressed during the Derby’s victory speech in front of fans in a Parkhead corporate hospitality suite.
And he put his extra foot when he said the Light Blues “didn’t play anyone” in their 16-game unbeaten run, which included a first home defeat of the season to Real Betis to finish their Europa League, under Philippe Clement.
McGregor addressed enthusiastic and successful attendees at the club’s No. 7 restaurant as he held his bottle of player of the match champagne after a remarkable display in the 2-1 win in which the champions pulled eight points clear of their rivals. A video of the interview was shared on social media in which the 30-year-old said: “The guys were exceptional. We talked before the game about that intensity. We feel like when we play against them, they don’t control the intensity. “. If you chase them, help them, and take them off the field, they’ll start to get to the bottom of the game very quickly.
“They had gone on a good run, but they hadn’t played anyone yet. We had to respond to some criticism in the last few weeks. All I can ask of the guys is that they overlook it and give it their all, and they did it with a little bit of quality – the passes from Kyopass and Paulo Bernardo are first elegance – but in terms of the team’s run and paint ethic, it’s first elegance.
“You settle for that tension when you play for Celtic. Every season you have to win, keep reinventing yourself and give everything for the club. That’s my main goal when I cross that white line, is to give everything for the fans because I would love to be in my place.