What Callum McGregor would have said to Celtic stars after Dundee stumble

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Celtic stumbled against Dundee in a 3-3 draw on Tuesday as they underperformed by their own standards.

Manager Brendan Rodgers criticised the Hoops defence for their weakness at the back with Auston Trusty in particular accepting the blame.

The American was caught underneath Dens goal scorer Aaron Donnelly who explained why he didn’t celebrate for Dundee after scoring vs Celts.

Trusty was also outmuscled in the build-up to the Cameron Carter-Vickers own goal to make it 2-2 earlier in the evening and it was an overall disappointment for Celtic in Dundee.

Celtic remain 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership despite the dropped points and Marvin Bartley was discussing the pressure cooker that is Parkhead when asked about fan complaints following recent performances.

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Callum McGregor drives the standards at Celtic

It took the Hoops until late on to dispatch of Ross County in a 4-1 win and then they slipped up at Dundee.

But Bartley, speaking on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, is sure it has been a slight blip in recent fixtures.

The former Hibs and Livingston midfielder knows fans are expecting more from their league leaders, but he also reckons captain Callum McGregor will have been in the changing room demanding improvements after the 3-3 draw.

And that is why he is confident the Premiership champions elect will indeed get better because the standards at the club are sky high.

Marvin Bartley had his say on Celtic fans demanding improvements

“I don’t think the Ross County performance was a bad one, I thought it was an extremely difficult pitch and they dealt with the game really well,” Bartley said.

“Many other teams would’ve gone there and struggled with the conditions.

“I get some of the goals they conceded at Dundee were soft and Brendan expects when they go ahead, he told the players to be accountable, go through the gears and they didn’t do that.

“He’s constantly driving the standards.

“But will there be pressure on them from the fans saying they have to be better?

“I think Callum McGregor will be in there saying, ‘We can’t come here and draw with teams like Dundee’.

“Without being disrespectful it shouldn’t happen, you’re playing for Celtic Football Club.

“It’s one of those things, there won’t be a huge meeting into it, he’ll say, ‘These are the things I expect to be better, make sure they do’.”