Gustaf Lagerbielke coming on to the park at Old Trafford in the closing stages of the game to help FC Twente nail down a draw against Manchester United in the Europa League
Who would have thought it? No-one who had ever watched the Swedish back play in a Celtic jersey, that’s for sure. Brendan Rodgers said two weeks ago he thought he was the “most ready” he had ever been as Celtic’s manager for the Champions League.
By that time he had accepted Lagerbielke’s loan move to the Netherlands and spent six million pounds on acquiring American centre-back Auston Trusty from Sheffield United during the last days of the transfer window. Brendan now needs supportive proof he let the right player go out the door, and that his replacement in the squad can cope with the psychological demands Lagerbielke handled against Erik Ten Hag’s side on Wednesday night.
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