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Former Celtic star Peter Grant has hailed Bhoys defender Auston Trusty and insisted that he does not get the credit he deserves for his calmness on the ball.
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The United States international joined the Scottish giants in the summer from Sheffield United on a five-year deal, after the Bhoys put in a strong push to convince the Blades to part with him.
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He has already become a very important part of the Celtic team as he has featured 18 times in Brendan Rodgers’ side already.
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Grant feels Liam Scales does not deserve to be out of the team, but the ex-Bhoy also insisted that Trusty showed his capabilities against Atalanta in October.
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The ex-Celtic midfielder is of the view that Tursty does a lot of good work with the ball which he feels does not get the recognition it deserves.
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“I think he has been excellent. Liam Scales does not really deserve to be out of the team with the way he was performingâ€, Grant said about Trusty on the Go Radio Football Show.
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“But I think Trusty has come and he has just got better and better.
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“I think that Atalanta game was the one that made him grow up in the respect to how well he defended and showed that he could do it at that level.
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“A little bit against Hibs, that was a bit imbalanced, I do not know if it was because he was on the right-hand side, the gaps were a little bit big and Hibs got a few opportunities.
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“And I think whoever plays along with [Cameron] Carter-Vickers, always looks a better centre-back.
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“And even though Trusty and Scales have played together and done well, I just think Carter-Vickers gives a better balance because there is a left footer and a right footer.
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“He uses the ball better than he has been given credit for with his poorer foot.
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“Even when he is playing on the left-hand side, he shoves balls in the middle of the pitch because that is important for Celtic the way the full-backs play.â€
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Trusty clocked 46 minutes in the Scottish League Cup final win over Rangers at the weekend, scooping up his first piece of silverware as a Celtic player.
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