Matt O’Riley opens up on his ‘proud moment’ for Celtic in win vs DC United

Celtic midfielder, Matt O’Riley, has opened up on the ‘proud moment’ he had for Celtic in the win over DC United in the early hours of this morning.

The Celtic hero has been the subject of continued transfer speculation but in an interview after the 4-0 win over DC United, O’Riley looked very happy and calm as he spoke about the pre-season friendly.

Scoring a brace, O’Riley continued where he left off last season by hitting the goals but it wasn’t scoring for Celtic last night that made him feel ‘proud’ last night.

O’Riley ‘very happy’ to be named Celtic captain

The 23-year-old was named by Brendan Rodgers as the Celtic captain last night as Callum McGregor was put on the bench for the first game of the US Tour.

And O’Riley was delighted to have been bestowed the honour.

O’Riley said [Celtic YouTube], “It was good fun. First and foremost Cal will always be our captain but at the same time, it’s always a proud moment to wear the armband for a club like this. So yeah, very happy.

“The pitch was pretty bad, to be honest, but I think we managed it really really well. Everyone’s actually looking very sharp considering it’s this early it’s really positive and we feel good.

And with the prospect of facing Man City next, O’Riley continued, “It should be great fun again it’s nice to play top teams and arguably the best team in the world in the last few years so I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

There is little doubt that Pep Guardiola’s side will offer Celtic a much sterner test than DC United did and O’Riley knows he and his teammates will need to be bang at it.

“Even outside the hotel today there were loads of fans and that’s what Celtic’s all about.”