“Talk’s cheap” – Callum McGregor Proves His Class Following Clement Comments

Celtic captain Callum McGregor will lead his teaMMAtes into battle on Sunday at lunchtime as the Bhoys play out their maiden Glasgow derby of the season.

Things couldn’t have gone any better for the Hoops so far in 2024/25. A 4-0 thumping of Kilmarnock on Flag Day was followed by back-to-back victories over Hibernian and most recently, a 3-0 triumph in Paisley.

The champions have taken maximum points in the league so far, and are yet to concede a goal in the Premiership this campaign to date. That could yet change this weekend, though.

Indeed, Rangers are next up on the Parkhead visitors list. As usual, Ibrox boss Phillipe Clement has been making headlines with his words pre-match, the Belgian recently stating his side aren’t far off the champions.

Despite failing to win any of his first four meetings with the Celts, managing just a solitary draw salvaged by a last-minute wonder goal, Clement reckons there isn’t much of a gap between his team and the Hoops.

While the 50-year-old has been mouthing off ahead of the derby, Celtic captain Callum McGregor is acting like a true leader.

The midfielder refuses to get bogged down in any trash talk and keeps his head in the Game.

“It’s just talk isn’t it and talk’s cheap”, he said (Glasgow Times).

“It’s a big Game. When you come to these Games, especially at home, you have to try and maximize it as much as you can. First and foremost, that means three points.

“If you can match it with a strong performance, then of course that would be the ideal world for everyone. But we know it’s never as easy as that. Rangers are a good side and obviously had a really good result yesterday.

“So we know it will be tough Game. We have to give everything that we’ve got in the tank for the Game, and hopefully we can have a positive afternoon.”