Callum McGregor admits Kelechi Iheanacho's late winner at Motherwell left him shellshocked - and may just have been the biggest moment of his entire Celtic career.
The Nigerian striker stayed composed amid the furore of Celtic's controversial late penalty to earn them three points and keep their title hopes alive.
Instead of needing to beat Hearts by a clear margin on Saturday, they now just need to win the game to be crowned champions.
For that reason, McGregor reckons Wednesday's winner ranks right up there from anything he's seen during his 13 years in the first-team at Parkhead.
He said: “Probably for the first time, shellshocked. I've seen a lot things in football. I said to Kels it's the biggest moment I've seen here for a long, long time. Probably the whole time I've been here, everything resting on it.
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“Obviously you do the maths around what we would have had to do at the weekend, but credit to him. He’s a big personality, a big player who steps up in the big moments and gets us over the line. Now it’s in our own hands.”
McGregor admits Motherwell made it difficut for his team but felt they also played well in the game.
He added: “I thought it was a good game. Motherwell started well and then I thought we got control when we scored, but it was a game which ebbed and flowed.
“They’re good with the ball, they make you work hard but I thought after the weekend in terms of everything the boys had to put into it, emotionally, physically, to still be recovering and then get to that level again - I definitely thought we deserved to win the game over the balance.
“Of course, both teams had chances but I thought the boys worked really hard, stayed with the task and ultimately got our rewards."
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