It just keeps getting better and better for young Colby Donovan at Celtic.
On Wednesday night, Celtic recorded a 1-1 draw against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League, and Donovan proved to be a shining light.
The 19-year-old is only starting under Brendan Rodgers because Alistair Johnston is injured, and Anthony Ralston only returned to training before the trip to Belgrade.
But during that period, it is fair to say that Donovan is more than taking his chance in a Celtic shirt, and Chris Sutton is loving every minute of it.
Chris Sutton reacts to Celtic’s draw against Red Star Belgrade
The best part of Donovan’s game is how comfortable he looks with and without the ball, as Sutton reacted to the draw in Belgrade being ‘about right.’
That’s when he stated that Donovan is playing ‘mature beyond his years’, as the teenager continues to grow in the famous green and white colours.
“Draw about right,” wrote Sutton. “Celtic better with Iheanacho as centre forward, as they have a focal point and someone to play off… need to utilise Maeda better.
“Donovan is mature beyond his years.”
Colby Donovan’s stats for Celtic in the Europa League vs Red Star
When Johnston returns from injury, you expect him to get his starting place back, but surely Rodgers has to utilise Donovan a lot more.
The youngster was handed a rating of just under seven by WhoScored, as his first steps into the Europa League are a positive ones.
- Shots on target: 1
- Dribbles: 2
- Total tackles: 3
- Aerials won: 1
- Passes: 44
- Passing accuracy: 77.3%
- Crosses: 2
- Accurate long balls: 3
- Through balls: 1
- Touches: 79
- Rating: 6.72
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