Brendan Rodgers predicted that Kelechi Iheanacho will continue to prove himself to be a big game player after his late penalty claimed a dramatic 2-1 win for Celtic at Rugby Park.
Set to spill two points on the road after David Watson cancelled out Daizen Maeda’s opener, the visitors were awarded a controversial spot-kick deep into stoppage time when referee John Beaton belatedly decided that Lewis Mayo’s handball should be penalised.
With regular penalty taker Arne Engels not on the field, sub Iheanacho confidently smashed the ball home from 12 yards on his debut then raced into the jubilant Celtic supporters to celebrate.