Brendan Rodgers drops Dane Murray hint – ‘He’s 6 foot 4, good pace, and can play”

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·10 février 2025

Brendan Rodgers drops Dane Murray hint – ‘He’s 6 foot 4, good pace, and can play”

Brendan Rodgers has hinted he will use Dane Murray more often from now until the end of the season…

Johnny Kenny with Dane Murray at Fir Park on Sunday.Motherwell v Celtic, 2nd February 2025. Photo by Vagelis Georgariou

The 21 year-old centre-back started his first game for Celtic on Saturday evening against Raith Rovers since July 2021 when the Hoops faced FC Midtjylland in the Champions League second qualifying round under Ange Postecoglou.

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A composed figure

Dane Murray was a composed figure and seemed to breeze through Celtic’s 5-0 victory over Raith Rovers with relative comfort alongside stand-in vice-captain Liam Scales.

Despite the Celtic academy graduate earning his first minutes for his boyhood club versus Aston Villa in Europe’s elite club competition in three-and-a-half years, Rodgers had planned to initially start Murray in Celtic’s postponed clash against Dundee three weeks ago.

Morgan Rogers scores his team’s fourth goal past Kasper Schmeichel and Dane Murray during the UEFA Champions League match between Aston Villa and Celtic at Villa Park on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

The Scottish Premiership encounter versus Tony Docherty’s side’s which Murray was to start in was rescheduled for a later date due to Storm Eowyn. However, the central defender eventually got his opportunity on Saturday night.

“Dane would have started our Dundee game”

Rodgers said as reported by Glasgow Times: “Dane would have started our Dundee game. The game that was cancelled, he was due to play in that game. He’s someone I’ve liked. He’s a young player who’s come through the system. A really talented young player, [he]had a challenging time with injury. He’s 6 foot 4, good pace, and can play.”

Celtic s Dane Murray Photo: Bradley Collyer

Murray endured horrendous injury issues

A regular for Scottish Championship heroes Queens Park during the first half of the season, Murray’s short-term loan spell at the Spiders was an invaluable experience considering the horrendous injuries he has endured in recent years.

Contracted at Celtic until 2026, Murray can establish himself as a long-term asset for the Scottish Champions if he continues to notch up minutes on a regular basis under Rodgers.

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