Stephen Craigan reacted on Twitter to Celtic’s win over Alashkert.
Celtic cruised through their Champions League qualifying tie with Alashkert in midweek and BT Sport pundit Stephen Craigan believes it is an ominous sign for their domestic rivals.
The Bhoys defeated the Armenian outfit 3-0 at Parkead, with Moussa Dembele (two) and James Forrest grabbing the goals.
They now face Rosenborg in Champions League qualifying and manager Brendan Rodgers will be desperate to make it to the group stages.
Craigan was blown away by Celtic’s display on Wednesday, despite the fact Celtic had to deal with a red card to Jozo Simunovic in the 11th minute after a high tackle.
“Celtic had real zest back in their play tonight even with 10 men. Ominous for the season ahead that’s for sure,” Craigan wrote on his personal Twitter account.
Rodgers has dominated domestically since his arrival in Scotland two years ago and he will be expected to continue that trend in the upcoming season.
There is the added bonus of Steven Gerrard’s Rangers to contend with going into the new campaign, but Celtic have been the dominant force in recent times.
However, a lot of pressure is placed on Celtic to replicate their impressive domestic performances on the European stage and they are familiar with upcoming opponents Rosenborg.
The Bhoys scrapped past them 1-0 on aggregate last season during a qualifying round and it was Forrest who scored the vital goal to settle the evenly matched sides.
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