Celtic are at it again.
In a season which hasn’t given anyone a minute to relax, Martin O’Neill’s men have rescued it late on, once again.
And it’s all thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Ten days ago, he didn’t even have a club, and now, he’s now the darling of the Celtic fans.
His excellent last-minute winner is the reason why Celtic’s perfect home record under O’Neill remains, allowing them to keep the pressure on Rangers and Hearts.
Stephen Welsh’s Fir Park favour was a nice bonus, mind.
Who is your Celtic man of the match after the win against Livingston?
Sebastian Tounekti: a right-sided player after all?
You might remember Brendan Rodgers’ steadfast response when asked about Sebastian Tounekti in his last ever Celtic press conference.
In it, he insisted that Tounekti would ‘never’ play off the right as he didn’t want to play there and was firmly a left-sided player.
Tonight was a rare occasion when he was used there from the start, indicating that O’Neill sees things differently.
Saracchi’s rousing return continues
Marcelo Saracchi made his first start since O’Neill’s last game of his first interim spell against Dundee, marking it with his first Celtic goal.
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The Uruguayan wasn’t as influential overall as he was in his substitute appearance at the weekend, but got a solid 60 minutes under his belt before being replaced by Kieran Tierney.
Injury troubles keep on coming
Arne Engels wasn’t involved in the Dundee match on Saturday, and after what happened tonight, it looks like he may be ruled out of action for the Hoops’ crucial upcoming run of fixtures.
The midfielder, who was subject of a £25 million bid from Nottingham Forest on Deadline Day, looked to have an issue with his thigh and had to be replaced by Reo Hatate.
Reo Hatate’s costly lack of concentration
Hatate has dropped out of the Celtic starting XI for reasons that were largely evidenced by his concession of a penalty.
In letting the ball come right across his body in the box, Hatate gave Robbie Muirhead the chance to get in front of him, leading to the costly foul.
Martin O’Neill is still unbeaten domestically as Celtic manager across these two spells this season
What is the secret to his success?
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s special moment
Sometimes, the script just seems to be too obvious…
Then Celtic’s new signing steps up to win the game, making the impact that so many were unsure if he was still capable of.
Oxlade-Chamberlain said that the moment proved that Celtic Park is a special place… and he wasn’t wrong in that.
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