All advised, the supervisor launched 12 gamers from the guests’ bench together with a raft of younger expertise – not least 18-year-old Francis Turley, who scored Celtic’s sixth and ultimate objective of the evening.

One other fringe participant who began alongside Stephen Welsh within the coronary heart of the Hoops’ defence was Dane Murray.

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Handed his debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier towards FC Midtjylland in 2021 (then having simply turned 18) below former supervisor Ange Postecoglou, Murray was in and across the first-team squad through the 2021/22 marketing campaign.

A critical knee damage sustained whereas enjoying for the Celtic B workforce dominated him out for a yr, with the defender returning to motion in April 2023.

Murray featured towards Ayr United final week, and began towards Queen’s Park. After the latter, the 21-year-old spoke to Celtic TV.

He mentioned: “It was good to get minutes within the legs once more. First half, we did nicely however I feel we got here into the second half and, within the first quarter-hour, confirmed what we will do.

“In pre-season, these are the video games that you simply need to be examined. Queen’s Park knew what they needed to do, they have been enjoying towards Celtic in order that they needed to impose themselves within the recreation. It’ll be an extended season, so beginning off on the fitting foot is necessary.”