Wolves defender Matt Doherty has been speaking after his side’s draw against Celtic.
The Hoops were the better side for long spells at the Aviva Stadium, and led through a Kyogo Furuhashi strike before Matheus Cunha converted a late penalty.
Doherty controversially won that spot-kick after going down under a challenge from Joe Hart.
Wolves did finish the game the stronger of the two sides, and the defender had an interesting theory for why that may have been the case.
“Look, I think Celtic have been in Japan for the last few weeks,” he told Viaplay Sports.
“So maybe they suffered a bit of jet lag. We came on strong at the end. It was a good run out in front of a great crowd on a big pitch so I think everybody is pretty happy.
“I don’t know how many were here today. Maybe close to 30,000 for a friendly.
“You always love playing in the national stadium. Every time you get out here is pretty special even when you’re not playing for your country.”
While Doherty’s jet lag claims may be a little off given that Celtic have been back from Japan for the best part of a week, he is totally right to praise the crowd.
28,241 took in the match with the vast majority of them supporting the Celts.
With the game only being announced 17 days ago, that was a very impressive showing.
Celtic are likely to be backed by similar numbers on Tuesday evening against Athletic Club while Celtic Park will be sold-out next Saturday against Ross County.
In other news, Brendan Rodgers has given his reaction to the game
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