Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor has explained that he wants to repay manager Ronny Deila’s faith in him by putting in good performances.
The 22-year-old, who was left out by Deila for five matches after he was arrested for drink-driving in early February, has been in great form since being reinstated by the Norwegian in the squad.
McGregor found the back of the net in the 3-0 win over Greenock Morton in the Scottish Cup quarter-final on 6th February before scoring once again against Partick Thistle in a Scottish Premiership game at the weekend, a match the Hoops won 2-1.
And the Scot, who admitted that he let a lot of people down, including Deila through his reckless behaviour, however, insisted that it is a fresh start for him.
“It was a big incident and I let a lot of people down, including the manager”, McGregor was quoted as saying by the Herald Scotland.
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“But he’s shown great faith in me by putting me back in so I’m trying to repay him with my performances.
“I’m grateful to him for doing that. I’ve got a great relationship with him. He trusts me and I trust him so it was great that he put me back in.
“All the lads have been great with me as well. I’m delighted to repay them too as I let them down as well. It’s a fresh start for me in many ways.”
McGregor, who is a product of Celtic’s youth system, has scored six goals and provided five assists in 25 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish giants in the present campaign.
