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Celtic star Scott Sinclair frustrated with bench spell

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Celtic winger Scott Sinclair scored against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.

Scott Sinclair of Celtic controls the ball during the Club Friendly match between Shamrock Rovers and Celtic FC at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on July 7, 2018

Celtic winger Scott Sinclair has admitted to The Scottish Sun that he has been frustrated with his recent spell on the substitutes’ bench.

Sinclair has struggled to play regularly for Celtic so far this season and has made only two starts in the Scottish Premiership, according to The Scottish Sun.

The 29-year-old former Chelsea and Manchester City winger has not been at his best when he has played, but the winger did score the winner in the Hoops’ 1-0 win against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon.

Sinclair – who has been on the books of Celtic since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Aston Villa for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £3 million – has admitted that he has been frustrated with his spell on the sidelines.

“Being on the bench so much has been frustrating after being Player of the Year in my first season and top scorer in my second,” Sinclair told The Scottish Sun.

“Being on the bench and sometimes not making an impact is frustrating. It makes you angry but I can only control what I do.”

Joshua Kimmich of Bayern Muenchen and Scott Sinclair of Celtic battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Bayern Muenchen and Celtic FC at Allianz Arena on...

Need for improvement

Sinclair – who earns £25,000 per week as salary, according to The Daily Star – is a very good player, but the former Swansea City winger does need to improve his performances and maintain consistency in his game.

Dublin , Ireland - 7 July 2018; Scott Sinclair of Celtic during the friendly match between Shamrock Rovers and Glasgow Celtic at Tallaght Stadium in Tallaght, Co. Dublin.