Celtic fans were not the only set of supporters left impressed by the performance of goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Sunday.
It seems that some Southampton supporters also enjoyed his display.
Neil Lennon signed Forster on loan from Saints during the summer transfer window, years after moving to the English Premier League side from Celtic Park.
Although he enjoyed a good few seasons of regular action at St Mary’s, leading to England call ups and caps, he eventually fell out of favour.
For an extended spell, he wasn’t even making the bench on matchdays, which likely eventually prompted his return to Glasgow.
Under his old manager Lennon and goalkeeping coach Stevie Woods though, he’s thrived.
That was never more evident than against Rangers at Hampden yesterday, where an inspired performance helped the Hoops pick up a tenth successive domestic trophy.
He made save after save as the Ibrox side tried to find a breakthrough, then an equaliser. The 31-year-old even saved a penalty.
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At this point, Celtic would be crazy not to try and pursue some kind of permanent deal for the player, but whether Southampton will be open to that remains to be seen.
It certainly seems that some Saints fans are keen on him returning to England, taking to Twitter over the last 24 hours to share their thoughts…
Nice to see #saintsfc back to being the best team but still losing, the status quo of the last few years that I’ve missed – though a reassuring run of games eases worries a little. In other news Fraser Forster take a bow, what a belter of a game in Scotland – world class
— Christoph Auckland (@ChrisAuckland) December 8, 2019
Congrats to Fraser Forster on Scottish League Cup win. Was massive in goal with some big saves including a pen. Have seen #Celtic a few times this season in league/Europe and looks like he’s finding best form again. Good to see! Wouldn’t mind having him back with us at #saintsfc
— David Warner (@DavidWarner23) December 9, 2019
Fraser Forster was an absolute wall today #saintsfc could do with him in that sort of form
— John Paul McGuckin (@ChalkyMcguckin) December 8, 2019
Painful seeing us struggle with goalkeepers and Fraser Forster is doing bits at Celtic 😅 #saintsfc
— Anthony🐧 (@AnthonyGarnett7) December 8, 2019
Great to see big Fraser Forster playing with confidence and enjoying his football. #saintsfc #Celtic
— Ben White (@benino76) December 8, 2019
Bring back Fraser Forster and say sorry ffs #saintsfc
— Finchy (@samdewar06) December 8, 2019
Cannot wait to see Forster back at #Saintsfc. #CelticFC have done a fine job of giving him his mojo back
— 安德魯 (@EdinburghSaint) December 8, 2019
Always said our best goalkeeper is out on loan. You don’t become bad overnight. Yes, it is the Scottish League but you can only keep out what’s in front of you! He’s better than the Scottish League. #UnpopularOpinion #Saintsfc #GreenGiant #Forster pic.twitter.com/DVF8OYjdnv
— Karl Swanborough (@Swanborough888) December 9, 2019
#saintsfc get Forster back now, he seems to be in the form of his life. Got to get a decent CB in the new year sales. Get Che scoring in the U23s and then bring him into the 1st team.
— Alan Maule (@SaintMaule) December 8, 2019
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