Celtic play down Miller’s crossing

CELTIC offered Liam Miller the chance to become one of the best-paid young players in Scottish football history but that does not look like being enough to stop him signing for Manchester United.

Martin O’Neill’s jubilation at finally landing Motherwell midfielder Stephen Pearson was tempered yesterday with the shock news that Miller (22) was on the verge of signing a pre-contract agreement with the English giants and was heading for Old Trafford at the end of the season.

However, a Celtic spokesman yesterday stressed that no deal had been done yet.