Martin O’Neill hailed the leadership of Callum McGregor after the Celtic captain earned his team an unlikely win over St Mirren with a spectacular stoppage-time strike.

The midfielder made space for himself with a clever touch before firing into the top corner from 25 yards into the top corner to seal a 1-0 victory in Paisley.

Celtic had only got their first effort on target moments earlier and the goal saw the champions cut the gap on William Hill Premiership leaders Hearts to four points ahead of their trip to Aberdeen on Sunday.

Interim manager O’Neill described his skipper’s contribution as “absolutely massive” and added: “It was a great goal from a great player. The game was obviously heading for a draw. I’m not so sure that we deserved any more than that.

“He scores a fabulous go

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