Matt O'Riley pulls beloved Celtic kit back on as Brighton star pictured in Dubai with Hoops pals

Former Celtic fan favourite Matt O'Riley hasn't lost any of the love he has for the club, posting a picture on social media with former colleagues and back in a club top.

With the international break back and club football on a brief hiatus, many players head for some warm-weather training as O'Riley met up with some of ex- Celtic Park teammates in the sun, and one of the midfielders who filled the void he left at the club. The now Brighton and Hove Albion man is seen alongside James Forrest, Callum McGregor, Stephen Welsh with one of the side's summer signings, Luke McCowan, also part of the group.

O'Riley's start to life at Brighton was cut short due to a horror injury on his debut but bounced back to score a sensational winner against struggling Premier League champions Manchester City. The 23-year-old recently spoke about how much Celtic means to him.

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In an interview with Brighton's official podcast, he said: "Respectfully, the pressures of playing at Celtic are for most people unimaginable. It is not easy to win every game of football regardless of who you are playing against. If you have got 11 men behind the ball who are well organised sometimes it is difficult to score.

"The longer the game goes on, the anxiety bulids up in the crowd. And you just need to learn to be able to accept that but also just somehow block it out and stay focused. To do that every single game is really tiring, you know - mentally and physically - to sustain it as well.

"Anyone who is able to play at Celtic for a long time, like James Forrest and Callum McGregor, to have that kind of relentless mentality .. it is genuinely tiring. I have so much respect for them to do it over and over again, 60 games a season."