SpotlightDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 20 Sept 2026
McGregor's slump mirrors Celtic's deepening crisis
Celtic's captain was nowhere to be found as Rangers ran the midfield and took the derby.


L. McGregor
player
Age
33
Club
Celtic
Role
Captain
Week
Two derby defeats
What happened. Callum McGregor endured a bruising week as Celtic lost two Old Firm derbies to Rangers, with his midfield display emblematic of a team in sharp decline. He was robbed of possession on the edge of the Rangers box and failed to get near Ryan Naderi for the goal that settled the latest meeting.
- Dan Neil and Nico Raskin ran the midfield for Rangers
- McGregor was also posted missing against Ferencvaros
- Celtic's league position is masking a club in freefall
Celtic remain top of the league, but the article argues that the table badly misreads a side now engulfed in crisis.
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