Matt O'Riley recognised for Celtic form as he's set for Denmark call after Parkhead watching brief

In-form Matt O'Riley is set to be rewarded for his form at Celtic with a call up to the Denmark national squad.

The Hoops midfielder was watched by assistant coach - and ex-Parkhead star - Morten Weighorst in the Europa League defeat to Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night.

And after just a month under Ange Postecoglou, he’s put himself in contention for the Danes’ friendly games against Holland and Serbia next month.

O’Riley has been terrific for Celtic since arriving from MK Dons for £1.5 million in January.

He qualifies to play for England, Denmark or Norway but has now committed to the Danes, the birth country of his mother.

Weighorst has watched all of O’Riley’s games at Celtic but was there in person on Thursday night.

And O’Riley hopes that if Postecoglou’s side win the title and qualify for the Champions League - it could get him to the World Cup in Qatar this year.

Weighorst says O’Riley is very much on the radar of Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand and Under-21 coach Jesper Sorensen.

He’s convinced that being at Celtic will bolster his chances of being part of their squad for the Nations League campaign in September and World Cup in December.

Weighorst said: “Matt’s had a very good start to his Celtic career. He’s got a very good left foot, he’s good on the ball and has vision.

“There’s no better place to be for him. He’s playing under pressure at Celtic.

“There are expectations and when things aren’t going well, the fans will let the players know it’s below par. That’s what it’s like playing for a big team.

“People in our association have been aware of Matt for longer than I have. I only knew about him when he made the change from MK Dons.

“But people in our system had him involved at U16 and U17 level. I’ve