Mark McGhee likens Celtic to Manchester City as Dundee boss reveals the moment he knew he had to keep managing

Mark McGhee has compared Celtic’s football under Ange Postecoglou to Manchester City’s.

The new Dundee boss could barely have picked a tougher start than the Hoops at Parkhead after taking over from James McPake.

McGhee has been hugely impressed by the Aussie’s impact, with the Hoops sitting top of the Scottish Premiership.

And McGhee insists some of their performances have reminded him of Pep Guardiola’s superstars.

But that won’t stop McGhee trying to put the shackles on Celtic – just like Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night.

He said: “I’ve been watching Celtic’s games prior to coming here.

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“My God, a couple of the halves I’ve seen from them are as good as I’ve seen for a long time – and I include Manchester City in that.

“The freedom and the expression in their play has on some occasions been the best I’ve seen for years. Really fantastic.

“They started against Bodo/Glimt looking like that again. They flashed a ball across goal early on and it might have been a different game had that gone in.

“But Bodo got the first goal and they’re a good team.

“We’re not kidded going into Sunday. At the moment, Celtic are the best they’ve been for a long time.

“We’ll have to work really hard to