MATT O’RILEY’s journey over the past couple of years has taken him from training in the park with his dad to keep fit when he was without a club to the brink of making it onto Denmark’s plane headed for the Qatar World Cup. At least, that is what the Celtic midfielder hopes.
O’Riley scored for the Danish under-21 side in their European Championship qualifying match against Croatia during the week, though they would eventually lose out on penalty kicks.
His disappointment was tempered by a glowing appraisal from manager Jesper Sorensen for his work during the international break, and the 21-year-old now has his fingers crossed that he can impress sufficiently while playing for Celtic over the next few weeks to catch the eye of senior manager Kasper Hjelmund.
