Callum McGregor was confident that whoever Neil Lennon picked to start tomorrow’s (Sunday) Scottish Cup final against Hearts would deliver thanks to the bond within the team and the desire to make an impact.

Celtic come into the final off the back of two impressive wins against Lille in the Europa League and Kilmarnock in the league. Neil Lennon made several changes to the starting XI for those games, giving the likes of David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro a chance to shine.

Whether he sticks with a similar starting line-up or calls on the players who got the team to the final is unclear but McGregor was confident that whoever took to the pitch at Hampden would put on an impressive performance.

“It’s for the manager to decide the best team,” said McGregor. “The squad’s been great, the guys have come in and been excellent as well. The players that play at a high level at Celtic drives that standard. As a squad and group, we are in a good place and it’s for the manager to decide. I’m sure whoever is starting will give 100% for the club.

'We’re all in this together. We spend 90% of our lives together. We are a strong and tight group, we are here to do a job for the club.'

We are a tight-knit group and it would be brilliant for the players to deliver that for the manager. We are all in together. We want to do it for the manager and fans.

“We want everyone to be playing at a high level and the fact we can chop and change shows you how good the squad is. Gives you different options and as long as they keep working hard, staying humble then I’m sure they’ll have great careers.

“There’s a lot of experience and quality and it’s up to the manager to make his decision. The ones playing will be delighted and it’s a real chance, the ones on the bench will be desperate to make an impact. It’s a team game.”

Celtic will come up against a highly determined Hearts side who Celtic defeated 2-1 in last year’s Scottish Cup final.

Craig Gordon was a Celt for that game but the goalkeeper returned to Hearts earlier this year. McGregor credit Hearts for their recent performances and signings but he insisted there would be no sentimentality when coming up against his former team-mate.

“They’ve had a great start to the season,” said the Celtic midfielder. “They look strong and recruited well. Craig was a teammate of mine for a number of years and I’ve got huge respect for him. Really top goalkeeper but come Sunday we’ll be on different sides.

Callum McGregor: Whoever starts Cup Final will deliver success