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Ben Foster admits Celtic Park 'genuinely scared' him as he lavishes ultimate praise on Joe Hart

Ben Foster has revealed that the atmosphere on his Champions League debut against Celtic left him terrified.

The 40-year-old started for Manchester United on his continental bow not too far from home in a 1-1 draw almost 15 years ago, and that 2008 experience was daunting. He since established himself as a Premier League-quality stopper and after retiring last summer following a foray into media and podcasting, Foster recently returned at National League promotion pushers Wrexham.

But memories of his Celtic introduction still linger with him, as the keeper recalls on Yours Mine Anyway what former Hibs goalkeeper Graham Stack told him: "That was some atmosphere there. There are two atmospheres that have genuinely scared me. Parkhead is one. Graham Stack tells this brilliant story from when he played for Hibs, and he said they would play against Celtic, and there was one game in particular they were winning 1-0. They were just about to take it into the 90th minute and he knew they were going to lose.

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