MX23RW : Saturday, December 28 13:47:53| >> :120:18789:18789:
[monks data]
Attendance: 58,843
Celtic logo
Scottish Premiership
Aug 5, 2017 at 12.30pm UK
 
Hearts logo

4-1

Griffiths (29', 63'), Sinclair (51'), McGregor (73')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Goncalves (84')

Callum McGregor: 'Celtic have made perfect start to season'

Celtic playmaker Callum McGregor says that his side made the perfect start to their Scottish Premiership campaign with a 4-1 win over Hearts.

Celtic playmaker Callum McGregor has hailed his side's performance during their 4-1 victory over Hearts.

The defending Scottish Premiership champions dominated from start to finish in Glasgow, and McGregor netted his team's fourth goal after Leigh Griffiths and Scott Sinclair had both got on the scoresheet.

Brendan Rodgers's side are looking to replicate last season's unbeaten domestic campaign, and McGregor says that the club have made the ideal start towards that target.

The 24-year-old told BBC Radio Scotland: "It was a great start to the season. We wanted to put on a show for the first day of the season and we have done that.

"It was important for us to hit the ground running and show the others we mean business. In the first half, they sat in and made things difficult. We just had to be patient and play the way we do and thankfully we got the goals in the end."

Celtic are next in action when they face Kilmarnock in the League Cup on Tuesday night.

ID:304247: cacheID:304247:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2166:
Written by
Darren Plant
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers looks nervous on the bench during his side's 7-0 Champions League loss away to Barcelona at the Camp Nou on September 13, 2016
Read Next:
Rodgers unconcerned by domestic rivals
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1715204844447
2RangersRangers17112429111835
3Aberdeen1810443125634
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd187742720728
5St Mirren198382630-427
6Motherwell188282331-826
7Hibernian195682631-521
8Kilmarnock195682335-1221
9Dundee185492733-619
10Ross County194691735-1818
11Hearts1944112129-816
12St Johnstone1942132236-1414


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!