Hearts' Andy Halliday tackles Celtic's Alistair Johnston during a Scottish Cup Quarter-Final at Tynecastle (Image: SNS Group) Group 28 Get the latest Celtic news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Alistair Johnston is living Kevin McKenna’s Celtic dream. The new Hoops fans favourite is ticking all the boxes right now, having added Tynecastle to Ibrox and Hampden as places he’s put down a marker. The 24-year-old
Canada star even netted his first goal for Ange Postecoglou ’s side in the Premiership win at St Mirren a week after winning the Scottish League Cup against Gers. He then set up Kyogo Furuhashi’s goal in the 3-0 Scottish Cup victory over Hearts to reach the semis. Johnston was handed a debut in the New Year derby at Ibrox a day after signing from Montreal for £3million but a top display kept his a starting spot. McKenna, who pulled on a Canada shirt 63 times, is impressed, especially after the defender was among the new breed who starred at the
World Cup. McKenna left Canada as a teenager for
Germany to join Energie Cottbus fuelled by his Scottish dad who had to overcome the five-hour difference in Calgary to watch Celtic. Read More Related Articles Paul Lambert delivers Celtic reality check as he declares Seville would be 'too strong' for Ange Postecoglou's current stars Read More Related Articles Hibs mentality shift ahead of Celtic Park return revealed as psychologist sessions have Lee Johnson's team believing But the former stopper’s four years at Hearts between 2001 and 2005 brought him closer Martin O’Neill’s superb Celtic side, where Kevin got to face Henrik Larsson, John Hartson and Chris Sutton. McKenna moved back to Cottbus and joined German giants Cologne but could have beaten Johnston to being Celtic’s first Canadian signing if Tony Mowbray followed through on a 2010 move. Kevin McKenna celebrates scoring against Celtic With scouts watching, he turned in the best display of his career, netting the equaliser as he guided Cologne to a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund. McKenna, now 42, said: “I’d have walked to Celtic Park to sign for them. I was hoping I’d done enough to impress Mowbray and was gutted when the move didn’t happen, my dad even more so. “He brought me up to be a Celtic fan and we’d watch games together. When I moved to Germany, the first thing I did was get Sky so I could watch Celtic. At Hearts, I’d even go Celtic’s big European games. “I loved my time at Tynecastle. I grew up a lot in
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