CALLUM MCGREGOR last night pledged Celtic would come back fighting from their Old Firm derby defeat.
The Hoops went down 1-0 to their rivals and it would have been a much heavier loss but for the heroics of keeper Craig Gordon.
“It was a sore one for us,” admitted the Scotland international who, with Kieran Tierney not fit to start, was deployed at left-back for the afternoon.
“We didn’t play well enough to win the game.
“So we have to hold our hands up.
“We weren’t good enough on the day – Rangers deserved it.
“We just have to take our medicine and move on. Come back stronger next year.
“I just think they were more aggressive, they were winning second balls and we didn’t pass it well enough.
“We never kept it for long periods of the game and when you do that you don’t give yourself a chance.
“Especially when you come here and the atmosphere is up, the crowd is up. You don’t give yourselves a chance.
“It’s always tough at Ibrox and we’ve been fortunate in the past few years that we’ve done well here, but we anticipated a tough game and all credit to Rangers.
“They came after us and unsettled us, so there was a feeling inside the dressing room that a lot of the lads have not felt before.
“We need to remember that feeling and use it to galvanise the squad, be better during the winter break and make sure we are picking up points away from home.
“That is something we need to address in the winter break and to come back stronger in the second part of the season.”
Despite playing in defence, the 25-year-old managed to get the ball in the Rangers net when he ran on to a through ball from Ryan Christie and shot home from a right angle.
“I heard it was as tight as it can be but some days you get them, some days you don’t,” he said.
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