Auston Trusty draws Celtic and English giants parallel as defender makes 'love or hate' admission

Celtic defender Auston Trusty backed himself from day one in Glasgow and has praised the fans for helping him settle in.

The 26-year-old has started to cement his place in Brendan Rodgers' starting line-up week after week and is forming a formidable duo with his central defensive pattern, and fellow countryman, Cameron Carter-Vickers. The summer signing, who arrived in a deal reported to be worth around £6 million, wants to give the young fans, in particular, someone to look up to as he continues his strong start at Celtic Park, racking up 13 appearances so far and shining on the European stage too in the Champions League.

When asked how big a club Celtic are, Trusty compared them to an English Premier League giant in Arsenal - a club he signed for a few years back but spent his time out on loan. Despite a lack of first-team action for the London side, he still sees plenty of parallels between the Gunners and the Hoops.

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He told GOAL: “It’s a whole different realm, and the closest thing I can compare it to is Arsenal

“Think about Arsenal. We’re in London, so there are so many different teams. In Glasgow, it’s a big city, not as big as London, but it’s a big city. There are only two teams, so there’s a good chance that they hate you or a good chance that they love you.

“The welcome was amazing. Everyone there is super, super passionate, and I think they could see from the start the value that I could bring to the team, so I think that they were excited as well.

“I try to play every game and be that person for this team, for Celtic and for fans look up to me and to support me, and little kids who aspire to be professional athlete to look up to me. I think the fans can see that hopefully and respect that.

“They’ve got behind me, so it’s been really, really nice. Here and Birmingham City have been the best in terms of getting behind me to make me feel at home.”