He might have clocked the quote on the statue in front of Celtic Park and stuck in the back of his mind for later use. ‌

Then again, it might just be a sentiment he shares. ‌

But, either way, Benjamin Nygren rolling out the famous line from club immortal Jock Stein about football being nothing without fans was a decent way to endear himself to supporters. ‌

Not that he needed any fancy PR tricks after his performance at Pittodrie.

The silky Swede helped swat the Dons aside in Sunday’s 2-0 victory in the north east to maintain his side’s unbeaten start to the defence of their Premiership crown.

Nygren’s first goal for Celts was a touch of clash when he swept up Kieran Tierney’s pinpoint cross into the bottom corner. Article continues below

The playmaker topped off the win

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