Celtic’s Callum McGregor admits he was hiding at full-time in Old-Firm derby

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Neil Lennon’s Celtic side picked up a victory at Parkhead on Sunday over their Glasgow rivals.

Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor has jokingly admitted to the Herald Scotland that he was hiding at full-time after the Old-Firm derby.

Celtic’s celebrations after their victory over Rangers sparked a scuffle, which involved most of the players from both sides.

However, McGregor was nowhere to be seen when the scrap started.

And the Celtic midfielder admitted that he simply stayed away, as he wanted to take the sensible option.

“Where was I?” said McGregor. “I was hiding. Me and Jamesie just laugh and take it all in – we are too wee to get involved in all that pushing and shoving!

“It’s just the way I am as a person. When the game is going on you will do anything you can to win. But when it’s finished, if there’s been any flashpoints I don’t see any point in getting involved – there will probably be retrospective action for one or two so you run the risk of damaging your team if you get involved in these shoving and pushing matches.”

Celtic’s match against Rangers was ill tempered, with Alfredo Morelos sent off and Ryan Kent retrospectively banned.

Celtic’s win has pushed them 13 points clear of Rangers in the Scottish Premiership table, and they are seemingly on their way to another title.

Celtic’s winner in the game came late on, when James Forrest slotted the ball beyond Allan McGregor.

Neil Lennon’s side are next in action later this evening, when they take on St. Mirren.