A LOT has happened at Celtic since the champions last played Tuesday night’s opponents Motherwell.
The Hoops trailed 2-1 at Parkhead on October 5 before Benjamin Nygren pounced on a goalkeeping error to equalise in the 69th minute and it was left to Daizen Maeda to claim the stoppage-time winner with a diving header.
Brendan Rodgers didn’t know it at the time, but he was witnessing his final league victory as Hoops gaffer.
Following successive defeats from Dundee and Hearts, the Irishman, of course, resigned to open the door to a remarkable return from Martin O’Neill in an interim capacity.
NUMBER ONE…Benjamin Nygren knocks in the first equaliser.
NUMBER TWO…Yang Hyun-jun pounces to make it 2-2.
NUMBER THREE…Benjamin Nygren and Kieran Tierney celebrates as the Swede’s stunning strike.
NUMBER FOUR…Arne Engels is a joy Bhoy after rolling in a penalty-kick. Images courtesy Celtic TV.
After seven wins in eight outings, the 73-year-old team chief stepped down as Wilfried Nancy arrived from MLS outfit Columbus Crew on a two-and-a-half year contract.
The Frenchman suffered the introduction from hell as the Hoops collapsed to four consecutive defeats, but he stopped the rot with a 3-1 success over Aberdeen a week ago today and he made it two on the bounce with a 4-2 away day triumph over Livingston yesterday.
It was a rollercoaster of an encounter with the hosts scoring twice in the opening 10 minutes with Nygren (2), Yang Hyun-jun and Arne Engels (pen) replying as the visitors stormed to an interval advantage and there was no alteration to the scoreline in the second-half.
The action is certainly worth a second look – courtesy of the good folk of Celtic TV Unique Angle.
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