Celtic: Fans react as Maryan Shved impresses for reserve side

Loads of Celtic fans have been reacting to some news from the academy side, as Maryan Shved grabbed a goal in a reserves match against Aberdeen on Tuesday.

The Hoops first-team is absolutely flying under Neil Lennon, winning their last nine matches in all competitions and keeping clean sheets in three of their last four. One man who hasn’t been involved much though is Shved, who played five minutes off the bench in the recent cup win over Clyde.

Since returning from his loan spell last summer, the £1.35m-rated (Transfermarkt) forward has barely seen the light of day at Parkhead, racking up just three total appearances and only 40 minutes of action – although he has still managed to find the back of the net once.

He played just over an hour in Tuesday’s 4-0 win against Aberdeen though, finding the back of the net with a header shortly before half-time. Plenty of fans took to Twitter after the club shared the news of his goal, and you can find some of the best reactions down below, where one fan went so far as to call him ‘the next Marvin Compper’…

I cannot for the life of me understand why Neil Lennon continues to snub this excellent young talent. He’s a top class player who has proved he can do damage to opposition teams even in the Champions League. Why is Lennon saying he’s not fit when he clearly is?

— Martin Blackshaw (@MartinBlacksha2) February 18, 2020