Lisbon Lion insists Celtic feat 'stands the test of time' as Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp fail in Quadruple quest

Jim Craig watched Liverpool ’s bid to emulate the Quadruple achieved by Celtic 55 years ago today come up short at the weekend and admits he wasn’t shedding any tears over it.

The Lisbon Lion is fiercely protective of the remarkable record set by his club in 1967.

That is why he didn’t want Jurgen Klopp ’s men to win all four trophies available to them, just as Jock Stein’s Hoops did when they lifted the European Cup in the Estadio Nacional.

They already had the league title plus Scottish and League Cups in the trophy cabinet when they headed to the Portuguese capital to face Inter Milan.

In fact, Craig makes a strong case for a quintuple in ’67 but more of that later.

Craig, Stein’s right-back in Lisbon, isn’t convinced his side’s clean sweep will ever be equalled after Liverpool’s effort crashed and burned when Manchester City pipped them to the title by a point.

The 79-year-old smiled and said: “I’m very proud of the fact Celtic are still the only team to have done it and I must admit I didn’t want Liverpool to do it.

“Nothing against them or any other club down there.

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“Liverpool had a brilliant season but when Man City get going, they are in a class of their own.

“It looked for a while on