Celtic’s League Cup win has dominated the headlines over the last 24 hours.
Admittedly, players like Daizen Maeda, Kasper Schmeichel and Nicolas Kuhn will nab the headlines after they played a massive part in Celtic beating Rangers.
Saving a penalty, Kasper Schmeichel turned into a Celtic hero and scoring the winning spot-kick has put Daizen Maeda in a special place in Celtic fans’ hearts.
However, it was what Anthony Ralston did immediately after Maeda’s penalty hit the back of Jack Butland’s net that the Celtic fans will love.
Anthony Ralston’s superb Celtic fan gesture immediately after beating Rangers
No sooner had the Japanese winger’s penalty rested in the Rangers goal, Ralston did this:
The Celtic fullback immediately told his teammates to make their way up to the Celtic End of Hampden to celebrate with the fans.
And the scenes that preceded that were superb. Ralston kicked off the celebrations between the fans and the players and that is something that will be appreciated by the Hampden support.
Anthony Ralston’s impressive Celtic trophy haul
Despite being a relative bit-part player at Celtic, Ralston’s trophy haul is extremely impressive.
After Celtic beat Rangers in the Hampden final, Ralston picked up his 12th winners medal during his Celtic career.
Here is a complete list of honours the Celtic defender has won during his career in the Hoops first team:
- Six Scottish Premiership titles
- Three Scottish Cups
- Three League Cups
Ralston also has 12 international caps with Scotland to his name plus a goal for his country after he helped Scotland beat Armenia in their qualification for Euro 2024.
Ralston may not be the first-choice pick for Brendan Rodgers at Celtic but one thing is for sure, he holds the club and the fans dear to his heart and his actions yesterday at full time proved that.
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