Celtic bounced back in the league against Aberdeen after their loss to Kilmarnock.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes that attacker Scott Sinclair will benefit massively from his performance in the win over Aberdeen.
The 29-year-old came off the bench and scored a backheel goal to help the Bhoys earn a narrow 1-0 win over at Parkhead.
Sinclair has endured a frustrating campaign so far where he’s been in and out of the starting XI, but his goal at the weekend was huge for the Scottish champions.
They are now fourth in the league table after the win, but runaway leaders are six points in front of them
Rodgers is convinced that Sinclair can go from strength to strength after delivering a match-winning performance against Aberdeen.
“Players like Scott Sinclair thrive on the goals. I always try to reiterate it’s very much more than that. You seen in his celebration how happy he was. It’ll do him the world of good,” Rodgers said, as quoted by the club’s official Twitter account.
Sinclair’s form has dipped at Celtic at the beginning of the season and the competition for places in the squad is extremely fierce.
But he’s done himself no harm at the weekend and would love to break back into the team on a regular basis.
He managed a staggering 25 goals across all competitions in the 2016/17 season, while last year he backed that up with a tally of 18.
Celtic are now an attacker light following the exit of centre-forward Moussa Dembele and will rely on Sinclair to chip in with a decent amount once more.
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