VIDUKA HITS BACK OVER SCOTS SLAM

FORMER Celtic striker Mark Viduka has hit back following claims from David O'Leary that he admitted he was only playing at "70% of his ability in Scotland and he would still score all the goals."

The Australian international was reported to have reacted with the damning blast of the Scots game when O'Leary told him that his first impression of his was that he was 'lazy.'

However, the Scottish Player of the Year has dismissed this, saying: "The results I had last season at Celtic prove that I wasn't playing at 70%.

"I never had a conversation remotely like this with David. I don't know where these comments are supposed to have come from, but I certainly didn't say anything like that.

"I gave 150% every time I played for Celtic. If I hadn't then I don't think I would have been top scorer or player of the year.

"If I had gone into an Old Firm game playing at 70%, I would have come off on a stretcher. You can't go into any game like that, never mind a Glasgow derby. It just doesn't happen."

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