The former Rangers manager praises Celtic forward Moussa Dembele following his performance against Aberdeen on Sunday.
Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish has told The Scottish Sun that Celtic forward Moussa Dembele has a bright future ahead of him.
McLeish made the comments following Celtic’s win against Aberdeen in the final of the Scottish League Cup on Sunday afternoon.
Dembele started the game at Hampden Park in Glasgow and played for the entire 90 minutes.
The French forward played well and scored from the penalty spot in the 64th minute to help the Hoops to a comfortable 3-0 victory.
Former Rangers manager and Aberdeen defender McLeish has praised Celtic for signing the 20-year-old France Under-21 international forward in the summer transfer window.
Dembele joined the Glasgow giants in the summer after leaving English club Fulham at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.
McLeish has also stated that the Celtic forward has a bright future ahead of him.
“Recruitment’s part of the job and Brendan’s done a great job with it,” McLeish told The Scottish Sun. “You have to get better players to win trophies, but part of the process is to pick the right ones.
“Dembele has been an absolute find for them. I saw a lot of him at Fulham and he is a kid with a big future.”
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon, Aberdeen had just 39% of the possession, took eight shots of which two were on target, and earned five corners, according to BBC Sport.
Celtic had 61% of the possession, took 15 shots of which six were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
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