First-year New York City FC head coach Ronny Deila had a two-year stint at Celtic FC amidst his 12 years as a professional manager. Both seasons in Glasgow, Deila mentored Scotland native Gary Mackay-Steven.
Mackay-Steven and Deila have been reunited in the Bronx.
“He’s a really intense manager and he likes his teams to press a lot – 90 minutes of high intensity,” said Mackay-Steven who was acquired last summer when he failed to re-sign with Aberdeen. “We’ve done a lot of running and high intensity drills. I think he’s a perfect manager for the players we’ve got here.