Aberdeen midfielder Jamie McGrath has admitted that he expects a tough encounter when his team face up against Celtic tomorrow afternoon. The Irishman, who scored against Rangers in their win at Ibrox earlier this season, believes that whilst Barry Robson’s team know they will be going into the game as second favourites, they will look to create chances on the counter attack.
As reported by The Daily Record, McGrath expects that they will need to soak up pressure and look to make an impact on the counter attack.
“It is going to be the same as Thursday. We might need to suffer a bit without the ball. We can do that and we are dangerous on the counter-attack. You saw Duk, he was brilliant in Greece. He hasn’t played in a few weeks but he was excellent.
“No matter who we play against we will always get chances. We trust ourselves to keep a clean sheet. I know we conceded two against PAOK but those boys put their bodies on the line. We have to go in again Celtic with the same mind set.”
The Dons, much like Celtic, were on European duty earlier this week after a trip to Greece to face PAOK, where they drew 2-2. Whilst results haven’t been there in Europe, Robson’s side have created and scored a number of chances and they will be expecting to do the same on Sunday.
Celtic have already beaten the Dons this season, winning 3-1 at Pittodrie in August. However, Aberdeen have shown that in Europe and in flashes in the league, that they are tactically astute and able to play in this fashion against opponents, perceived as being better than them.
The game will be on Sky Sports Football, kicking off at 14:30 (Celtic Park Time).
