CJ Egan Riley hoping Hibs loan can propel him back onto big stage a year on from Champions League bow
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dailyrecord.co.ukCJ Egan-Riley pulled off a Cruyff turn to escape a sticky situation on his Champions League debut for Manchester City a year ago this month.
So there’s little danger the Hibs loanee will fall apart mentally in the face of the Parkhead pressing machine when he gets his first taste of Celtic Park this afternoon.
Egan-Riley might have got a mouthful from City keeper Scott Carson for the gallus move in his own corner during a goalless draw with Sporting Lisbon at the Etihad last March.
But the 20-year-old insists he’ll never shy away from playing out when he feels it’s on. That’s exactly the kind of belief that brought the now Burnley player to Lee Johnson’s attention during the January transfer window.
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