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Erik Sviatchenko responds to Rod Stewart’s Celtic letter

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Sold by Celtic this summer, Erik Sviatchenko still cares.

Alef Saladanha of AEK Athens (L) and Olivier Ntcham of Celtic in action during the UEFA Champions League Qualifier between Celtic and AEK Athens at Celtic Park Stadium on August 8, 2018 in...

Celtic are taking stock after a disappointing week which saw the club bow out of the Champions League qualifiers.

The team, manager and board were pilloried in the press by pundits, and the reaction would have had you believe there was a full scale crisis at Celtic Park.

Celtic fan and rock star Rod Stewart attempted yesterday to bring a sense of perspective to the situation.

He sent a passionate letter to Talksport, hitting back at host Ian Abrahams’ criticism of Celtic and Scottish football.

His message said that while he knew Celtic should have beaten AEK Athens last week, the fan base are ‘proud’ of the team, history, and what they achieve considering their financial limitations.

Stewart’s message struck a chord with former Celtic defender Erik Sviatchenko.

Sviatchenko plays for Danish side FC Midtjylland, after being sold by Celtic this summer.

Celtic perhaps could have done with keeping him, based on their performances lately.

It is hard to build a case to claim that January signing Jack Hendry is an upgrade based on his performances so far.

Erik Sviatchenko of Celtic (R) attempts to keep the ball in while Lucas Digne of Barcelona (L) looks on during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between FC Barcelona and VfL Borussia...