Beattie was in good form against Chelsea
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Young Celtic striker Craig Beattie believes he can fill the void left by the departure of Henrik Larsson.
The 20-year-old scored twice as his side were beaten 4-2 by Chelsea in Seattle on Saturday.
Celtic have been linked with a host of strikers and have made an offer to take Wolves frontman Henri Camara on loan.
But Beattie said: "Someone's got to replace Henrik and if I didn't believe I could do it there would be no point in me being here."
Celtic coach Steve Walford was impressed by Beattie's performance but played down suggestions that he could fill Larsson's role.
"Craig did well for a young boy but I don't think anybody can replace Henrik Larsson the way he played for us," added Walford.
Walford also insisted that the management were unconcerned by the defeat to Chelsea in a match played in searing heat.
"This is extremely tough but we've had a good week training and we have acclimatised a little bit," said Walford.
"It is very hot out here. We are here to get fit to prepare for our opening league game.
"Results matter obviously because we don't like getting beat but as long as we're ready to go for our first league game then that's the job done.
"We got beat 4-0 here in our first game last season and we went home and won the league so it's no problem."
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