Smirking Brendan Rodgers has Celtic quip ready after 'brilliant' Callum McGregor's Scotland retirement
dailyrecord.co.ukThe big Brendan Rodgers smile said it all.Meanwhile high in the stands at Easter Road, Steve Clarke could have been forgiven for sniffling a sob.
The Scotland boss was sat next to No.2 John Carver and it might have been painful viewing watching the Celtic captain running the show and sticking a stunner into the top corner just days after announcing his international retirement.
It was up there with Bully dragging out the speedboat at the end of Bullseye, showing the poor punters what they might have won if they’d hit double tops.Rodgers knows Scotland’s loss is Celtic’s gain.
He saw it in spades again on a sunny afternoon in the capital. McGregor was at his puppet master best, pulling the strings and bossing the midfield, helping tee up Matt O’Riley and Reo Hatate to steamroller the home side in another devastating first half display.
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