No Room for Killen
Strachan told Setanta 1: "I'm very pleased for Kenny Miller. He set the standard on how we close down up front.
"He got about the place and we followed him in."
Asked where Miller features in his plans, given Celtic's abundance of strikers, Strachan said: "He's number two. They (Vennegoor of Hesselink and Miller) are number one and number two at the moment.
"Kenny forced himself into the team because of his training performances and his hunger."
Wolfben2007-08-13 10:57:14A moment of brilliance from Paul McGowan eased a Celtic XI to victory in a low-key friendly against second division Airdrie United at New Broomfield last night, writes Mark Sugden.
His first-half strike, reminiscent of Paul Gascoigne's goal against Scotland in Euro 96, was enough as Gordon Strachan gave his fringe players an outing at New Broomfield. Bobo Balde partnered Adam Virgo in defence, Thomas Gravesen anchored midfield, and Derek Riordan, playing wide left of a three-man attack, caught the eye early on for the visitors, though Chris Killen looked short of match fitness.
McGowan, who spent last season on loan to Morton, lit up the game after 25 minutes. he latched on to Paul Caddis' pass, dinked the ball over defender James Sharp and volleyed into the top corner from the angle of the box.