Iheanacho reacts to winning goal for Celtic

Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to score what turned out to be the winner for Celtic in their 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory against Hibernian at Easter Road on Sunday.

In a game packed with drama, VAR checks, a red card and long spells of Celtic pressure, the Hoops found a way to get the job done in Edinburgh, with goals from Daizen Maeda and substitute Iheanacho proving decisive.

The Super Eagle striker did the same thing at Dens Park in March, while he scored two extra-time goals at Hampden against St Mirren to help the Hoops progress to the Scottish Cup final.

‘I’m always happy to help team win’

Speaking to Celtic TV after the game, Iheanacho said: “I always feel great to come in and help the team to get the win, so I’m happy today. The whole team is happy, and especially the fans.

“It’s really difficult because they sit back and wait for you to come, so you need patience to move them from side to side to create spaces, and, at the end, we got our reward.

“In the box you need to be composed but it was a difficult finish, to be fair. I wanted to head it at first but I had a second touch to chest it and then the guys started rushing out and I just had to get it on target and see what happened.

“I’m happy that the fans are loving every moment of it, and I’m enjoying it. We just need to focus on the rest of the games and do the job we need to do and at the end, we’ll get the trophy hopefully.”

His goal at Easter Road, a coolly-taken finish from eight yards out, took his tally to seven for the season.

And his goal at Easter Road, a coolly-taken finish from eight yards out, took his tally to seven for the season.