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Celtic pair react on Twitter to Manchester City draw

Celtic's Moussa Dembele scores their third goal (REUTERS)
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Moussa Dembele and Erik Sviatchenko thanked the Bhoys fans following a breathtaking night in Glasgow.

Celtic's Moussa Dembele celebrates scoring their third goal

Celtic pair Moussa Dembele and Erik Sviatchenko have reacted to Wednesday’s 3-3 draw with Manchester City on Twitter.

The Bhoys halted Pep Guardiola’s winning run as City boss in a breathtaking Champions League encounter in Glasgow.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola

Dembele bundled the hosts ahead early on before Fernandinho equalised for the English side, but Kieran Tierney restored Celtic’s advantage, via a deflection off Raheem Sterling, only to be pegged back once more when the winger kept his cool at the other end.

Dembele’s acrobatic effort gave Brendan Rodgers’ side the lead for a third time but, true to form, it lasted for just eight minutes when Nolito finished off a flowing move.

Celtic's Moussa Dembele scores their third goal

Considering City’s start to the campaign – which had yielded 10 wins from 10 prior to Wednesday’s game – this was some result for a Bhoys side which suffered a 7-0 trouncing at the hands of Barcelona last time out.

And the Scottish champions will take confidence into their next Group C outing against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Celtic's Erik Sviatchenko in action with Manchester City's Claudio Bravo and David Silva

Afterwards, Celtic hero Dembele was joined by Sviatchenko in thanking the home crowd for its input through social media, posting: