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title: "Celtic: Aaron Mooy praised for ‘quality’ performance vs St. Johnstone"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-aaron-mooy-latest-match-reaction-news-updates/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2023-02-06T11:10:05Z"
modified: "2023-02-06T11:10:05Z"
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# Celtic: Aaron Mooy praised for ‘quality’ performance vs St. Johnstone

**[Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/) midfielder Aaron Mooy has been praised for his ‘quality’ performance during Sunday’s [Scottish Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) game vs St. Johnstone by journalist [Josh Bunting](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball).**

### The Lowdown: Five-goal thriller

The Hoops were the visitors at the McDiarmid Park as Ange Postecoglou’s side secured an emphatic 4-1 victory over their opponents, with goals coming from the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi, David Turnbull and Mooy.

The Australian international was on the [scoresheet](https://www.flashscore.co.uk/match/827FDX6P/#/match-summary/match-summary) for the [sixth](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-mooy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/123951/plus/0?saison=2022&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) time this season in all competitions as he continued his impressive start to life in green and white, but it was his all-round display in Perth that really caught the eye.

### The Latest: Bunting’s reaction

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/buntingfootball/status/1622234698075308033?s=46&t=4sCMM6sRdr6YN4lEgwP_kw), Bunting couldn’t speak highly enough of Mooy’s showing and insisted that he was the key cog for Celtic. He wrote:

*“Another convincing and comfortable victory for Celtic. Aaron Mooy really showing his quality yet again, he made the champions tick, a goal to go with his performance but he controlled the middle of the park. Ruthless and well organised performance on a difficult pitch, weren’t phased.”*

Mooy was indeed [Sofascore’s](https://www.sofascore.com/celtic-st-johnstone/YWscX) highest-rated player on the pitch, completing 75% of his long balls, winning 100% of his duels and registering one tackle and interception apiece.

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### The Verdict: Perfect addition

Celtic only signed Mooy on a [free transfer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-mooy/transfers/spieler/123951) last summer so he’s still in his debut season, but he’s proven to be the perfect reinforcement since putting pen to paper.

The 32-year-old has posted 12 goal contributions in 32 appearances across all competitions this term and has shown his versatility having operated in both central and defensive midfield ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-mooy/leistungsdaten/spieler/123951)).

The Bhoys star has also picked up [two](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/318153/Show/Aaron-Mooy) man-of-the-match awards as recognition for his efforts and he will undoubtedly continue to be an essential player for Postecoglou as he looks to secure a [second](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/erfolge/verein/371) consecutive league title.

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