Celtic qualified for the group stage of the Europa League in emphatic fashion with a 4-1 win away to AIK last night, sealing a 6-1 aggregate triumph against the Swedish champions.
The Hoops’ comprehensive victory was rounded off on the stroke of stoppage time by Lewis Morgan, with the club’s official Twitter channel @CelticFC excitedly notifying followers of the goal when it was scored.
MORGAN!@10LewisMorgan makes it four on the night in the 90th!#AIKCEL #UEL pic.twitter.com/k8F0aSjidV
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 29, 2019
The 22-year-old, who came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Mikey Johnston, coolly dispatched a close-range header to the AIK net from James Forrest’s intricate cross to the back post to put the finishing touch to Celtic’s victory. [via BBC]
That was Morgan’s first goal for the club in his 23rd appearance, 10 of which have come this season after a loan spell at Sunderland in the second half of the 2018/19 campaign.
The winger had faced criticism recently from ex-Celtic player Jackie McNamara, who said of his substitute appearance in the Champions League defeat to CFR Cluj: “I think he’s given them a chance already to be honest. He gave a chance to Morgan there and I don’t think he did a lot when he came on.” [via Football Insider]
These Celtic fans on Twitter also seemed unimpressed with Morgan despite his goal last night:
https://twitter.com/Badgerboi96/status/1167147813379149827
My dug woulda put that in dont read much into that
— paul rankine (@prankine88) August 29, 2019
No, now he’s gonna play forever
— Adam (@A6788C) August 29, 2019
About time. Still #FindShved.
— Shaun (@TheTweetofShaun) August 29, 2019
Bout time
— cahir (@snoopfrog1888) August 29, 2019
That'll be him, lennon will get him signed up for another 5years, tell everyone he's now undroppable, will request there should be a statue built and placed in the middle of the celtic way
— W33trampus (@mick81670) August 29, 2019
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