GREG Taylor said keeping a good routine during lockdown has been key to helping him stay positive and make the most of his time at home. The Celtic full-back has been spending the majority of his time working on the training programme given to him by the Celtic coaching staff, but the 22-year-old said he has been equally as productive with his downtime at home.

“It’s been not bad so far," Taylor told the official Celtic website. “Having the dog helps with keeping a good routine. I’ll get up at the same time every morning, have a shower, have breakfast, do some exercises and then take the dog out before going back to do more training. I’ve actually kept quite busy so it’s been not bad.

“We’ll need to quickly get back into the usual routine once this ends so it’s important to stick as close to as we can to the schedule we normally work from.

“There are positives we can take from being at home if we’re being productive. After I finish all my training for the day I’ve been getting my house in order. I’m taking the dog out for a walk and I’m able to spend more time with my girlfriend.

“We’re cooking together more now as well. We’ve been not been too bad with the cooking recently. We made a katsu curry the other night and it was lovely. We’re making all our meals from scratch and trying to eat well. I’m trying to train as close to the level as I usually would but it’s hard when you’re training alone so it’s really important to be strict with eating.”

Taylor said he has also used some of his time at home to partake in the Toilet Roll Challenge – a social media keepie-up contest that swaps footballs for loo roll. However, the Celtic defender had the additional challenge of having to do some defending during his attempt.

“A few of the boys had nominated me for the toilet roll challenge so I did that,” he said. “It took a few attempts because the dog kept jumping in the way trying to get it. I managed about eight but then gave in and let the dog take it because it wasn’t worth the hassle!”

Greg Taylor: Keeping a healthy routine is crucial during lockdown