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'De Bruyne-esque' - Celtic boss Lennon compares Christie to Man City star

Having played a starring role off the bench against The Accies at the weekend, the Scotland international earned high praise from his manager

Neil Lennon was glowing in his assessment of Ryan Christie after Celtic's 4-1 win against Hamilton Academical at the weekend, comparing him to Kevin De Bruyne for the ball which broke the deadlock.

Reduced to 10 men after Jamie Hamilton was sent off for bringing down Leigh Griffiths, the Accies were still clinging on for a 1-1 draw with just over 10 minutes to go. A neat assist from Christie set up Christopher Jullien for Celtic's second, which was quickly followed by two more goals as their opponents crumbled late on.