Callum McGregor admits he has been pushing himself to the limit in order to be fit and firing for Celtic's return to Premiership action.
Ange Postecolgou's side rounded-off a week in Portugal with a 4-3 defeat against French outfit Rennes with the Hoops stars getting vital minutes into their legs after the World Cup shutdown. Skipper McGregor was one of those to benefit after his injury lay-off with Aberdeen first up for the Scottish champions next weekend.
McGregor has admitted his delight to being back in full training after a long lay-off as he hailed the week in the Algarve as 'vital' in his preparations for the second part of the season. Celtic return with a nine point advantage over Rangers at the summit but they've now got Michael Beale in the dugout after the sacking of Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The Hoops also have a Viaplay Cup semi-final on the horizon and the start of their Scottish Cup bid next year.
