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Gabriel McKay

Rab Douglas makes Celtic admission as goalkeeper reveals why he 'wouldn't trust' Alfredo Morelos in a big match

Former Celtic goalkeeper Rab Douglas admits he's probably the only player from Martin O'Neill's side that wouldn't make it into the current Hoops XI.

The ex Scotland international was in goal for the 2002 Scottish Cup final when Peter Lovenkrands' late goal ensured a domestic cup double for Rangers.

Extended highlights of that match were shown on Sunday, and it left Douglas thinking about the differences between the Celtic and Rangers of his day and the current vintages.

Peter Lovenkrands celebrates his winning goal (Getty)

He wrote in the Courier : "Thank goodness Twitter wasn’t around back then. According to some folk I should be taking the blame for Barry Ferguson’s free-kick and Peter Lovenkrands’ winner!

"What I will admit is that if you were trying to pick a best Celtic team from that year combined with the current one, I’m probably the only one from ’02 that would be subbed.

"There’s no shame in making way for Fraser Forster, who has been bought and sold for £10 million.

"You can have a debate over a few other positions – like Scott Brown and Neil Lennon – but I wouldn’t be making any outfield changes.

"I certainly wouldn’t be dropping Stan Petrov for anybody, as some on social media are suggesting. They’ve got short memories.

"What I can say is nobody would get in that Rangers side from the present day. If Morelos couldn’t score in the recent Betfred Cup final, you wouldn’t trust him in a game like the one we played."

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