Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic won against Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Scottish Cup at the weekend.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has told BBC Sport that he was pleased with the performance of Leigh Griffiths against Rangers at the weekend.
Griffiths featured for Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final tie at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon.
The 26-year-old striker did not start the game, but the Scotland international came on as a substitute for Moussa Dembele in the 34th minute.
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers star played well for the Bhoys and helped them win the semi-final tie 2-0.
Celtic manager Rodgers has praised Dembele for his performance against Rangers in the cup tie.
“We’ll get Moussa Dembele scanned; it looks like a hamstring injury,” Rodgers told BBC Sport. “But we had the ideal guy to come on in Leigh Griffiths.
“He looks like he’ll score in every game he plays, and he made a great run in our counterattack that led to the penalty.”
Griffiths is a good striker, and he will prove to be important for Celtic in their remaining games this season.
The Scotland international has scored eight goals in 10 Scottish Premiership starts for the Hoops so far this campaign, according to WhoScored.com.
The Bhoys have already won the Scottish Premiership title and the Scottish League Cup this season, and they are now in the hunt for the treble.
Celtic will return to action this coming weekend when they take on Old Firm rivals Rangers away from home at Ibrox in the league.
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