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Camilo Duran scored Celtic’s winner against Hibs on Sunday, but the Colombian was overlooked when the SPFL put together its latest Team of the Week.
The only Celtic player to make the cut had spent part of the match playing out of position.
Hibs scored inside the opening minute at Easter Road, but Celtic recovered to take all three points despite the dreadful weather.
There was just one Celtic name in Tuesday’s SPFL Team of the Week: Dane Murray.
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Craig Fowler of A View From the Terrace picked the side, with the 23-year-old lining up alongside Hearts defender Malachi Fagan-Walcott.
He wrote: “Celtic restored their four-point lead at the top of the William Hill Premiership with a 2-1 victory at Easter Road on Sunday. Murray impressed at the heart of the defence.”
Murray made five clearances, blocked two shots and recorded two interceptions against Hibs, according to Statz.ai. He also won four aerial duels and completed 70 of his 81 passes.
There is a decent bit of consistency in his defensive numbers, too. Murray has made exactly five clearances in each of his last four games against Benfica, Hearts, Celta Vigo and Hibs.
He has also blocked ten shots across those four appearances, with five of those coming against Celta Vigo in the Europa League last Thursday.
Murray hasn’t missed a minute of Celtic’s last five matches, starting every one under O’Neill. His afternoon against Hibs wasn’t entirely spent at centre-back, though.
Johnston lasted just 20 minutes after coming on as a substitute before having to go off himself. Carter-Vickers was sent on in his place.
That meant a switch to right-back for Murray, with Carter-Vickers joining Liam Scales in central defence. The defender clearly isn’t bothered about where O’Neill asks him to play.
He was laughing about it in his post-match interview with Celtic: “I’ll put a pair of goalie gloves on if I need to!”
It’s an option O’Neill might need again after he admitted he was concerned about Johnston’s fitness.
There’s another interesting detail in the SPFL selection. Dylan Tait also got a place in Fowler’s side. The Dundee United midfielder scored in their 3-2 win over Aberdeen.
Tait and Murray could find themselves on opposite sides on Wednesday night when United visit Celtic Park.