Aaron Mooy was showing off a natty pair of hooped trousers on his Instagram account.
Last Christmas, to quote a popular song, was a period of uncertainty for the midfielder as he left Chinese side Shanghai Port.
The route to the World Cup Finals looked complex with Australia having to go through two play-off ties while the Champions League and an appearance in the Bernabeu wouldn’t have crossed his mind.
Home was in Glasgow where his wife lived, Santa Clause came in the form of his former international boss Ange Postecoglou who put the jigsaw pieces in place for a very memorable 2022.
Within the space of six weeks Mooy had played against Real Madrid and pushed Argentina all the way as the Socceroos made it through to the last 16 of the World Cup picking up the scalps of Denmark and Tunisia along the way.
After being on the Celtic bench against Aberdeen and Livingston he made his mark from the start as the hoops returned to scoring form with a 4-1 win over St Johnstone.
