David Moyes names Celtic legend as the best player he played with in brilliant shoutout

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David Moyes’ managerial career has surpassed his playing career.

He played a season’s worth of games for Celtic as a teenager, before playing over 500 games as a defender in Scotland and England.

But it was only as a manager that he became a household name. Starting out at Preston, he has since achieved legendary status at both Everton and West Ham.

His reputation was damaged by an ill-fated spell at Manchester United, where he was Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor – but it’s fair to say that he has since restored it.

And despite over 1,000 games as a manager, he certainly hasn’t forgotten his Celtic days.

David Moyes names Celtic legend as the best player he played with

Moyes joined Celtic in 1980 and was part of two title-winning squads.

Tommy Burns, Roy Aitken and Frank McGarvey are among the great players he shared a dressing room with.

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Moyes, holding an ‘Ask Me Anything’ with Everton on Reddit, was spoilt for choice when asked the best player he played with.

But he left no doubt that Danny McGrain takes that title.

He said: “Best player I’ve ever played with is undoubtedly Danny McGrain. Scotland captain, Celtic right-back.

“I’ve been very lucky to play with some really good players, certainly in my early part of my career when I was at Celtic, but I couldn’t look past Danny McGrain.”

Widely considered one of the best right-backs in the world on his day, the quiet brilliance of McGrain is still raved about today.

He appeared at two World Cups for Scotland and was selected for the BBC’s World XI in 1974.

Appointed to Celtic’s first-team coaching staff by Neil Lennon in 2012, McGrain became part of the furniture at Celtic Park.

So much so that Brendan Rodgers claimed to have told McGrain that he would remain at Celtic for as long as he was there.

McGrain later said that the story was completely made up.

Could David Moyes manage Celtic one day?

Moyes has been targeted by the Parkhead hierarchy in the past – the links are obvious given his playing connections.

But would he be a good appointment? His vast top-level experience and position as a European trophy-winner certainly says that he would.

However, he has built his reputation on working with ‘underdog’ teams who have been hard to beat, and you could argue that his spell at Old Trafford is a red flag for his Celtic credentials.

He has been open about his ambition to become Scotland manager, and it currently seems most likely that he will eventually fill the hotseat at Hampden.