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Callum McGregor and Gordon Strachan praise Leigh Griffiths

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Celtic and Scotland international striker Leigh Griffiths is one of the best players in the Scottish Premiership.

Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates after he scores his second goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park Stadium on September 30,...

Celtic central midfielder Callum McGregor has told The Glasgow Evening Times that Leigh Griffiths has gone to a different level over the past two months.

Griffiths is one of the best strikers in the Scottish Premiership and has been in good form for the Hoops so far this season.

The 27-year-old striker has been among the goals for the Glasgow giants this season, both in the Scottish Premiership and in the Champions League.

Celtic central midfielder McGregor, 24, has spoken highly of the 27-year-old former Livingston, Dundee and Wolverhampton Wanderers striker.

Scotland national football team manager Gordon Strachan has also praised Griffiths.

Leigh Griffiths of Celtic is congratulated by manager Brendan Rodgers as he is substituted during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers FC and Celtic FC at Ibrox Stadium...

“He is like a different player,” McGregor told The Glasgow Evening Times about Griffiths. “He has just gone to a different level over the last couple of months.

“His confidence is sky-high at the minute but even when you take out the goals his overall play and his link up play are excellent.”

“From the Croatia game we won one-nothing he is a different person altogether,” Strachan told The Scotsman about Griffiths. “He’s a different man altogether; he’s not the same person.

“There’s been an incredible change in him. That was like his not-so-good twin brother that was playing up there in Croatia.”

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan issues instructions during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Scotland and England at Hampden Park National Stadium on June 10, 2017 in Glasgow,...

Griffiths has had to fight for his place in the Celtic starting lineup in recent months due to the form of Moussa Dembele.

French striker Dembele is one of the best young players in Europe and was in sensational form during the 2016-17 campaign, but his injury problem this term has open the door for the Scotsman.