Speaking on the Open Goal podcast, the Australian striker opened up about his family's Glasgow roots and how allegiances to Celtic and Rangers ran on opposite sides of the family.

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McDonald revealed his grandfather came from the Gorbals before moving to Castlemilk, where Scott's father was born.

The family later moved to East Kilbride before emigrating to Australia, with that side of the family supporting Celtic.

He went on to discuss his mother coming from Govan and being from a Rangers-supporting family, leaving the future striker growing up with the Old Firm rivalry much closer to home than his Australian upbringing might suggest.

McDonald stated that his grandfather had to be escorted out of the Melbourne Celtic Supporters' Club by security after the infamous Helicopter Sunday, where his grandson scored twice against the team he supports to deny them the title.

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He also revealed that Rangers were interested in signing him, with Motherwell rejecting a bid in January 2007. Instead, Celtic agreed a deal worth around £700,000 for the striker a few months later.

He eventually recorded 64 goals in 128 appearances for Celtic, winning the Scottish Premier League in 2008 and the Scottish League Cup in 2009, before departing for Middlesbrough in February 2010.

McDonald later returned to Motherwell and also featured for Dundee United and Glasgow neighbours Partick Thistle, before rounding off his career in his homeland.