Kyogo Furuhashi gave it heart and soul as he led Celtic’s post match celebrations following the 4-1 win over St Johnstone.
The contribution of the striker has been doubted following the wins over Aberdeen and Livingston but he answered the concerns in style yesterday.
Against Livingston half a dozen balls were played across the six yard box without takers but there was a decent case yesterday to say that Kyogo deserved a hat-trick before half-time.
Two goals certainly counted but with the game goal-less the absence of goal-line technology denied the striker when Remi Matthews pushed away a close range shot.
Reo Hatate supplied the other two goals as the hoops re-established their nine point lead at the top of the SPFL Premiership.
With 17 wins from 18 matches Celtic are in a very strong position at the halfway stage, Kyogo’s double takes him to the top of the Premiership scoring charts with 13 goals from 16 appearances, one of which, in the Glasgow derby, lasted less than five minutes.