Alistair Johnston says he had Rangers marked on his diary ever since he knew of his Celtic switch - and he's just delighted his dream turned into reality.
Ange Postecoglou thrust in his new recruit at right-back from MLS side Montreal for a fiery debut away at Rangers, the Premiership champions drawing 2-2 at Ibrox. It's helped them maintain a nine-point gap at the top of the league after a 2-0 win at home to Kilmarnock and Johnston says it was the derby fixture he had pinpointed ahead of becoming the club's second winter signing.
The 24-year-old Canadian international wanted to do everything he could to make it and answering fans queries on a Q&A hosted by Celtic on Twitter, says the match did not disappoint. He explained: "I was over the moon with it. It’s a match I’ve had circled on my calendar since I knew I was signing. It’s the first one that could have been my debut so I wanted to do everything possible to make sure I was available and in contention."
