Celtic fans will be recovering from a whirlwind Glasgow Derby that ended in a 3-3 draw to keep our Scottish Premiership title hopes intact.
Frustratingly, the Bhoys couldn’t see three points over the line; nevertheless, given there were no away fans present at Ibrox, Brendan Rodgers’ men deserve credit for how they carved their opposition open at will yesterday.
Taking the title race down to the wire was always going to be the first port of call in Govan, and Celtic have now earned a chance to take care of Rangers at Parkhead, where we hold an advantageous record in recent derbies.
Daizen Maeda, Matt O’Riley and Adam Idah got themselves among the goalscoring action, with all showing mental fortitude to convert past Jack Butland, though the former’s goal was a wicked deflection after some excellent early pressing.
Idah dispatched what looked to be a clinical winning strike; meanwhile, O’Riley was cool as ice from the spot to lift the ball past Butland, silencing the home support.
The Denmark international now sits on 13 goals and 16 assists for the campaign, which is by far his best career tally [Transfermarkt].
Matt O’Riley makes brilliant Instagram post after Celtic draw
After a chaotic affair against Rangers, O’Riley took to social media platform Instagram to issue a defiant message following our 3-3 draw at Ibrox.
Posting a picture of his dinked penalty, the 23-year-old also left the caption: ‘Love this club. Love these guys. We’ll keep going until the end (followed by a four-leaf clover emoji).
Enjoying a proactive role in the Celtic engine room, the London-born man made six passes into the final third and created four chances in total [Fotmob].
Back to his best, O’Riley will be expected to be a vital player over the course of our final six Scottish Premiership matches.
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