‘I promise you’ – What Sky Sports man warned Aston Villa hero Morgan Rogers about Celtic fans

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Celtic fans travelled in their thousands for the Champions League tie at Aston Villa.

Celtic lost to Aston Villa after bravely battling back from 2-0 down. Adam Idah proved his worth by smashing in two late first-half equalisers to take both teams in at halftime at Villa Park level.

However, Aston Villa ran out eventual winners after Morgan Rogers fired in a hattrick against Celtic to ensure the Premier League club landed a top-eight spot and Brendan Rodgers’ side remained in the unseeded playoff places.

Former Celtic hero Alan McInally was a man with torn loyalties after playing for both clubs in his career but his loyalty to the Hoops support remains intact after what he told Rogers about the Parkhead support.

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Alan McInall tells Morgan Rogers ‘you have no idea’ about the Celtic supporters

McInally was speaking to Rogers about the atmosphere when Bayern Munich visited Villa Park when he told the Aston Villa star that that was nothing compared to what the Celtic supporters would bring.

McInally told No Tippy Tappy [33m], “I was trying to tell him that the Bayern game was brilliant, wasn’t it? And he went, yeah. And I went, just wait till Celtic arrive.

“I said, I promise you, you’ll think we’re outnumbered. Because the Celtic fans, I mean, listen, I am Villa through and through, it’s my team. I had a brilliant time for three years at Celtic and wouldn’t change it for the world.

“But having witnessed being at Celtic for three years, you’re like, guys, you’ve no idea. I’m sorry. You think you know what it’s like, you have no idea.”

Alan McInally’s part in a very famous Celtic title win

Alan McInally played for just five clubs in a career that spanned 15 years. ‘Rambo’ started his career at Ayr United and then moved on to Celtic, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich and finally Kilmarnock.

At Celtic from 1984, McInally was part of the famous title-winning squad that broke Hearts in 1986 with that memorable last-day win at St Mirren.

Celtic had to beat the Buddies by three goals or more and hope that Dundee took something from Hearts at Tynecastle.

Celtic beat St Mirren 5-0 as Hearts lost 2-0 to Dundee to clinch the title on a day that will forever be known as Albert Kidd Day by the Hoops fans.

Alan McInally is now retired and occasionally does football punditry on Sky Sports.