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He led the team out for Sunday’s 3-1 win at Motherwell to make his 500th appearance for the Scottish champions and will be honoured at their home game against Dundee on Wednesday.
Apart from a season-long loan at Notts County when he was 20, the Hoops are all he has ever known and his presence has coincided with an incredible run of success.
He’s in his second spell under Brendan Rodgers having previously played under Ronny Deila, Neil Lennon and Ange Postecoglou.
In 2018/19 while Celtic were unstoppable on their way to a third consecutive title, McGregor was undroppable playing more minutes of competitive football than any other player in world football.
The 31-year-old has been reflecting on his incredible journey that has taken him to 23 honours, level with legendary captain Billy McNeil. A record he is set to surpass before the end of this season.
He told Sky Sports: “Your initial thought is just to try and help the team, try and play well and hopefully we win. Obviously, it transpired that way.
“I managed to get the winning goal and a little bit of a statement on your debut which is always important I think when you come into big clubs and you come into the team.
“It’s important that you do something to try and stand out or be remembered, so it was obviously a really positive start in that sense.”
“Right from the first meeting that we had, everything he said was pretty much perfect and along the lines of the way that I see football and the way that I want to play football as well.
“I thought right away I’ve got a decent chance here, I think we’re on the same page and then it was just …
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