Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley scored his 5th league goal in only 7 appearances as the Hoops sealed a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 win against Motherwell at the weekend.
The score was 0-0 after 87 minutes but a late flurry of goals resulted in a dramatic finish, with the Scottish champions ultimately securing the 3 points and maintaining their advantage at the top of the Premiership table.
Understandably, supporters on X have been full of praise for O’Riley, who has thrived following the arrival of Brendan Rodgers in the summer:
Knew this guy was going to flourish under Rodgers, could tell straight away.
— McVader (@Mcvader88) September 30, 2023
Outstanding
— Tony Arthur (@tonyarthur9560) September 30, 2023
Canna do it in a single word, the man is running the league.
— Brian Fairweather (@BrianFairweath8) September 30, 2023
Baller
— Ollie (@Olliepio) September 30, 2023
Sensational 🔥🔥
— Coco🏴🏴 (@Cocochristie67) September 30, 2023
A beautiful, great and exceptional “Celtic’ player 💚
— AMC (@annmarie231210) September 30, 2023
Bargain
— Lupin (@SidC75) September 30, 2023
Immense
— Tam tierney (@Southsidebhoy79) October 1, 2023
Class. Hail! Hail!
— Callum Westwood (@CallumW19233499) September 30, 2023
pler.
— 🇻🇦🇮🇪🇵🇸 (@Dylan_1888_) September 30, 2023
O’Riley’s hot streak in front of goal
The Danish Under 21 international had only scored 6 times in the league for Celtic over the course of his first 18 months in Scotland.
However, O’Riley has nearly doubled that total in a matter of weeks, following the start of the 2023/24 campaign. Whether he can maintain this purple patch, we shall have to wait and see.
Celtic will be relieved to secure the 3 points at Fir Park
It looked for all the world that Luis Palma had sealed a late victory for the Hoops on Saturday, with the Honduran international getting his first goal for the club since his £3.5m from Aris Thessaloniki.
However, Motherwell equalised deep into added time after a strike from Blair Spittal and it seemed that the home side had salvaged a point. O’Riley’s late intervention, though, proved to be crucial.
