Watch Wilfried Nancy meet Michael Nicholson and James Forrest on first day at Celtic

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Wilfried Nancy is here for his first day at Celtic.

Martin O’Neill’s farewell was marked with a victory against Dundee, in an emotional evening at Celtic Park.

But the season goes on, and the Hoops already have their third manager of the season, in a campaign which was expected to be Brendan Rodgers’ grand farewell.

Nancy will take charge of his first game on Sunday, when league leaders Hearts travel to Glasgow for a showpiece six-pointer.

And the club are already rolling out the content from his first day.

Watch Michael Nicholson welcome Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy

Paul Tisdale seems to have played a leading role in the appointment of Nancy – but he’s never actually been seen at the stadium or training ground.

So it’s CEO Michael Nicholson who welcomed Nancy at Lennoxtown.

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Via Celtic’s X account, here’s the moment the Frenchman was welcomed on his first day:

The team from Wednesday are unlikely to do a lot of work on the pitch on the day after the match, but Nancy will be able to work more closely with them over the coming days.

It will also be interesting to see which coaches are involved in training, given that Nancy’s full backroom staff is yet to be confirmed.

Once Nancy arrived, it was straight to the gym, to introduce himself to some of the players.

And here’s the moment he met James Forrest:

Martin O’Neill’s first message to new Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy

O’Neill may not be in the building to meet Nancy, but he has already offered him his opinion four Celtic players, should he need it.

He told BBC Scotland: “If he (Nancy) asked my opinion on the players, I would give it to him and an honest assessment of the players.

“There would be nothing but a lot of praise for the players. What I think about them is that they have really stepped up.

They have come up with big moments. From the goalkeeper, who has made some great saves, some outstanding saves for us at really important moments in the games.

“To the two centre-backs, who have been terrific. To the captain, who has been superb. I actually mentioned those because they have been on every single minute.

“Maybe Callum went off in one of the games we were leading. But outside of that, they have been there, and the captain has been a real leader.”