O’Neill hails Iheanacho’s extra time double in Celtic’s Scottish Cup rout
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has praised Kelechi Iheanacho after the Nigerian striker came off the bench to score twice in extra time and fire the Hoops into the Scottish Cup final with a 6 2 victory over St Mirren at Hampden. Celtic had led 2 0 at half time through goals from Daizen Maeda and Anthony Ralston, but St Mirren fought back after the break to level the tie and force extra time. Iheanacho’s introduction then proved decisive, as the former Leicester City forward struck a quick fire brace in the first period of extra time, with Luke McCowan and Benjamin Nygren also on target to complete a dominant scoreline and set up a final against Dunfermline Athletic next month. O’Neill was effusive in his assessment of Iheanacho’s impact, saying the “Senior Man” had reminded everyone of his quality. “Everyone […]
