Callum McGregor is ahead of schedule in his projected comeback from injury.
The Celtic skipper won’t be back in action until after the World Cup break but according to Ange Postecoglou’ he is pushing every boundary.
McGregor seemed to pick up a knock as he conceded possession away to RB Leipzig on October 5 but still managed to chase back almost 80 yards to get a block in.
After receiving treatment he played on for a few minutes then indicated that he had to come off.
With his record of regularly playing 60 plus matches per season for club and country It seemed ominous when McGregor signalled that he had to come off before half-time.
After being pictured wearing a knee brace there was lots of uninformed speculation about how long the Celtic captain would be out of action but with no surgery required he is expected to return following the World Cup break.
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He is a constant presence, he is always around the dressing room. Yeah, the recovery is going well, we won’t see him before the break but Callum being Callum he is pushing every boundary, he is ahead of schedule which is no surprise to us. Speaking to him he is in a pretty good space, he’s really pleased with the way that it is going.
I think that he realises that when we come back there is still a fair bit of the season to go, the most important part of the season and he wants to be a big contributor to that.
Aaron Mooy has been more involved since McGregor was injured with Matt O’Riley getting some time as a more defensive midfielder.
Within a fortnight of the resumption of the SPFL season Celtic face trips to Pittodrie, Easter Road and Ibrox where the know-how and experience of McGregor will be very welcome in the title race.
