“It was a brilliant moment,” Callum McGregor

“It was brilliant. I was super proud and I’m really grateful to the club for asking me to do it. You could feel the energy in the stadium – it was a brilliant moment”, Callum McGregor on unfurling League Flag today…

Celtic captain Callum McGregor arrives with the SPFL trophy before the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Aberdeen FC at Celtic Park on July 31, 2022 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)

Callum McGregor spoke with Celtic TV after the match today against Aberdeen and expressed his gratitude to the club for letting him have the honour of unfurling the League Flag on such an occasion. In what was a fantastic and even emotional moment, the Celtic skipper drove the house nuts when he hoisted that flag up the mast pole this afternoon.

Celtics captain Callum McGregor arrives with the SPFL trophy before the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Aberdeen FC at Celtic Park on July 31, 2022 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)

𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 😍

After a guard of honour from Aberdeen, Callum McGregor raises the Champions flag. 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑. ☘️ pic.twitter.com/0dQUmbCWp6

— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) July 31, 2022

The pre-match build up was nothing short of tremendous today and it enabled the team to be fired up but also thanked for last season’s endeavours as we gear up for another tilt at domestic and European success. Callum was happy with the bright start but acknowledged the need to be more clinical just like his manager said before him. He said: “We started really well and in the first 35 minutes showed some sharp and really intense football.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – JULY 31: Celtics captain Callum McGregor arrives with the SPFL trophy before the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Aberdeen FC at Celtic Park on July 31, 2022 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)

“We got a little slack towards the end of the first half but in the second half we had good control, and Jota scored a great goal just to seal it, but I thought we had good control of the game at that point. It was a terrific strike. We know he has that quality and it was worthy of winning any game.”

He reiterated again the need to be razor sharp in front of goal and take your chances when they come: “A lot of the play was good. We had good control, playing through the lines really well but maybe just lacking that little bit of sharpness in front of goal.”

“It is early on but we want to keep drumming it into the players that when we get these kind of opportunities we try and put them away and be as ruthless as we can.”

When asked about his duties before the match had kicked-off on Flag Day, he replied: “It was brilliant. I was super proud and I’m really grateful to the club for asking me to do it. You could feel the energy in the stadium – it was a brilliant moment. Now it’s down to business, so let’s see if we can go and do it again.”

Watch Callum’s full reaction with Celtic TV below: