Liverpool man + £9m EPL ace send Celtic star messages after dream comes true on UCL night for the ages
A Liverpool star and a seven-figure player have sent messages of congratulations.
A Celtic star has been congratulated by aces at clubs like Liverpool after his night to remember at Parkhead.
Adam Idah returned to Celtic in a £9.5m deal from Norwich City in the summer after a loan spell last season. He netted his first goal since the move on Wednesday night as he scored in a 5-1 dismantling of Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.
It gets Celtic off on the right track in the newly revamped league format. He took to Instagram to celebrate the strike, stating “Nights I’ve dreamt of. Champions League debut, goal & win. Wow.”
That attracted plenty of Premier League attention. Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is one of the players to send a message to the man he shares a dressing room with on Republic of Ireland duty, firing three fire emojis his way.
Another in the camp is Sammie Szmodics, who moved to Ipswich Town in the summer for a fee in the region of £9m plus add-ons, with a hands in the sky and fire emoji put under the post. Another Irish star who shone was Liam Scales, who netted the opener, and it was gaffer Brendan Rodgers who had praise for him.
He said: “He [Scales] probably doesn’t get the credit that he deserves. I think with some of our boys, sometimes it’s the way, whether it’s the local guys or whatever. I’ve seen that all my life as a coach. The British players, the Irish players, they might not be the stellar name.
“Everyone’s looking for something else. But these are the guys that stand out. They’re absolutely pivotal to what we’re doing. Liam gets a fantastic goal and was really strong. He played very, very well. I’m really pleased for him because he’s been a really consistent performer for us since he’s got on the team.”