Callum McGregor declares the ‘biggest moment he’s seen’ at Celtic in Motherwell reflection

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Callum McGregor has praised Celtic’s win over Motherwell as the biggest moment he’s seen at the club.

Kelechi Iheanacho, the man with ice in his veins, stepped up with literally the last kick of the game to win it from the spot.

In doing so, he has kept the Hoops’ title hopes alive, setting up a title-decider on the final matchday against Hearts, in which victory would give Celtic the title.

McGregor has seen some sights in his time at the club, but nothing like Wednesday night.

Callum McGregor ‘shellshocked’ after Kelechi Iheanacho’s Celtic winner

Asked about his emotions after the game, McGregor said: “Probably, for the first time, shellshocked.

“I’ve seen a lot of things in football, and I said to Kels, it’s the biggest moment I’ve seen here for a long, long time. Probably the whole time I’ve been here.

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“Everything resting on it. Obviously you do the maths around what we would have had to do at the weekend, but credit to him (Iheanacho).

“He’s a big personality, a big player who steps up in the big moments and gets us over the line. Now it’s in our own hands.

“I thought it was a good game. Motherwell started well and then I thought we got control when we scored, but it was a game which ebbed and flowed.

“They’re good with the ball, they make you work hard but I thought after the weekend in terms of everything the boys had to put into it, emotionally, physically, to still be recovering and then get to that level again – I definitely thought we deserved to win the game over the balance.

“Of course, both teams had chances but I thought the boys worked really hard, stayed with the task and ultimately got our rewards.

“Our aim was to take it to the last day. It’s in our hands and that’s all we can ask for.”

“From where we were in late December, to be back involved, and we’ve been under pressure now for two or three months in having to win every game, the players have responded so well, and now we have the chance to have our day on Saturday.

“So now it’s about preparing properly, resting over the next two days and then we have to go for it. I’m sure the stadium will be white hot in terms of atmosphere, and we have to go and take the game to them and, ultimately, see if we can win the game.”