Morgan hoping to play an increased role at Celtic under Lennon

Celtic’s Lewis Morgan has outlined his ambitions to break into the first-team squad on a regular basis this season.

The midfielder spent time on loan at League One side Sunderland last season but he is now hoping he can do enough to win over manager Neil Lennon.

After falling out of favour, Morgan moved down south to play under former manager Jack Ross and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Championship with the Black Cats.

Now the player is back with Celtic and hoping to play some role in the first-team squad. Speaking about his immediate future, as reported by Sports Mole, Morgan said:

I want to play my part and thankfully the manager has given me a chance and I’ve played in the first couple of games. Hopefully I can keep repaying the faith he’s shown in me.

At the moment we’re just taking every day as it comes. I’m really grateful the manager has given me this chance to come back in and play but you can’t take anything for granted. You always have to be at your best and that’s what I’m aiming to do.

Morgan can take inspiration from someone like Ryan Christie, who was also was something of a forgotten figure at the club before bursting onto the scene and establishing himself as one of the team’s key players last season.