Liel Abada was very impressed with Celtic teammate Matt O’Riley after their derby win over Rangers yesterday.
It was a fixture that had huge implications for the destination of the Scottish Premiership, with Celtic now knocking on the door of another title win.
Matt O’Riley took to Instagram after the match, as Celtic celebrated the 3-2 victory.
It was that man against Kyogo Furuhashi who opened the scoring with another trademark close-range finish.
The Japanese forward then leapt on a Rangers mistake in the box to help Celtic re-take the lead after a James Tavernier free-kick.
Jota then capitalised on another mistake at the back to make it 3-1, and Tavernier second goal was but a mere consolation.
O’Riley started his fourth straight game yesterday, and repaid the faith shown in him by Ange Postecoglou.
Liel Abada loved what he saw from O’Riley as Celtic extended their gap at the point of the league to 12 points. The countdown is now on to the moment that Celtic can confirm they’ve won the league.
Abada impressed with Celtic teammate O’Riley
Posting on Instagram after the game, O’Riley wrote: “Oh my atmosphere”, alongside pictures of him celebrating with Kyogo and Jota.
The final photo is a Celtic team huddle with a back drop of the brilliant home support from yesterday.
Abada replied to O’Riley’s post and said: “So easy for you mate”, while fellow Celtic star Kyogo loved his post.
O’Riley hasn’t been in the best form recently, but enjoys a game against Rangers.
He’s only lost once in eight appearances against Celtic’s rivals. He was a real bright spark in midfield yesterday, also proving to be a menace in the final third.
Although he’s only scored once this season, his creativity and 11 assists have been so important to Ange Postecoglou’s set-up and it was great to see him get back to form this weekend.
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