Scott Sinclair struggled at Aston Villa last season but is a hero at Celtic.
Celtic’s Scott Sinclair in action with Hapoel Be’er-Sheva’s Ben Bitton
Scott Sinclair has been in prolific form for Celtic this season, scoring 18 goals in all competitions.
Last season at Aston Villa he barely got a sniff of goal, netting just twice.
So is his success simply because the Scottish Premiership is a weaker division than the English Premier League, or is it a bit more than that?
Sinclair believes so, accrediting his form down to manager Brendan Rodgers.
He told Celtic’s official club website: “It just comes down from playing every week and being back enjoying my football, and the number one thing is having a manager that believes in me. For any player that’s what you want. It’s great I have a manager like that and I can perform under him.
“When you are playing every week, you can build on each game. It’s so difficult when you have the odd two games and then you are out for three and back in for three. For me, it was getting that stability of game-time.
“For the past couple of years, my form hasn’t really been there and I wasn’t stable playing every week. But now I’m doing that so I can show my qualities, create and score.”
Celtic’s Scott Sinclair in action with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi
Sinclair started to show this type of form at Swansea City where he was playing under Brendan Rodgers, before earning a move to Manchester City.
A lack of action saw him lose his way, but this continued at Aston Villa last season.
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