Reo Hatate scored a double in Saturday’s impressive 5-1 victory over Kilmarnock, and the Japanese midfielder was unlucky not to be going home with the match ball after coming close to his first hat-trick for the Hoops.
However, the 27-year-old admitted after the game that, despite scoring two great goals himself, he thought Cameron Carter-Vickers’ strike was the pick of the bunch.
“We lost the last game so we wanted to win the game today, and our performance was better than the last game,” said Hatate
“In terms of the first goal, that’s my best goal this season, but Cam’s goal was better than mine!”
Carter-Vickers’ goal, which made it 3-0 to the Hoops after just 20 minutes, was a stunning 25-yard strike which left the Kilmarnock keeper floundering as the balkl soared into the top corner of the net.
And the defender was delighted with the effort, his second of the season.
“I stepped in and hit it and it flew in, and I probably couldn’t do that again if I tried, but it went in today so I’m happy,” Carter-Vickers told Celtic TV after the game.
“We wanted to win the game, and whether we win or lose the previous game, our mentality is to focus on the next game and try and perform and do well in the next one, and that’s what we did today.
“At the start of the season we want to win every competition we’re part of. We’re getting close now but we know there’s still work to do so we’ve got to Hampden there next weekend, perform well and hopefully get into another final.”
